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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Homelessness adds to students' hurdles and schools' burdens



DURHAM -- In a cramped room with cinder-block walls, a linoleum floor, two bunk beds, a single dresser and a crib in the center of it all, 14-year-old Daniel King sat on the bottom of one bunk, leaning over a pre-algebra workbook.

It's the same room he has done homework in every night since school started -- in a homeless shelter where he lives with four other family members.

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Posted by Claudia Rowe @ Equal Voice For Families at 10:19 AM

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