He suddenly disappears, with no good-bye, no closure, notebooks and pencils still in a desk. Such situations are part of every day at some schools. About 230 kids moved in and out of Hyannis West Elementary School last year. Because Hyannis is a hub for affordable rentals, up to 40 percent of the population moves in and out yearly at Hyannis East Elementary School, too. Families often move between Hyannis West, Hyannis East and Yarmouth.
Officials encourage parents to keep children in one school if it's possible to drive every day.
But it often isn't - particularly for families on the lower end of the economic scale. Provincetown Schools Supt. I think it's made a big difference. Those students feel they have a real grounding. Others aren't as lucky.