Tens of thousand of homeless students across Texas haven t made it to school this year. Author: William Joy (WFAA) Updated: 12:49 PM CST February 28, 2021
FORT WORTH, Texas Across Texas, tens of thousands of homeless students have disappeared this school year.
Getting homeless families to enroll students is a struggle most of the time, but the COVID-19 pandemic has made the issue worse.
At the Presbyterian Night Shelter in Fort Worth, Sarah Diaz works as a child advocate to provide kids with what they need, including shelter and help for families transitioning to new lives.
“I’m not sure how much they process or not,” Diaz said. “When I talk to them, they understand that this is temporary.”
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