Some children fall asleep in class. It may be the only safe place they re in all day. They may not have a place to do homework because the shelter is crowded and noisy, she adds. Miles Park enrolls a number of homeless students, says Principal William J. Bauer. He says he has seen kids leave the building and get into the family car in the school s parking lot and stay there all night.
Children lose things during such upheaval.
Baldwin and her children lost clothing after one move. She believes the real loss for her son William will be the bond between teacher and student. William is polite beyond his years, teacher Lampley says, and gets on well with his classmates. Her only concern is his academics. He attended preschool and once knew the alphabet.