HOMELESS STUDENTS STRUGGLE MANY OVERCOME LIFE'S CHALLENGES TO DO WELL IN SCHOOL.Byline: Alex (language) Alex - 1. A polymorphic language being developed by Stephen Crawley <sxc@itd.dtso.oz.au> of Defence Science & Tech Org, Australia. Alex has abstract data types, type inference and inheritance. 2. Every year, youngsters walk into Burbank Burbank, city (1990 pop. 93,643), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1911. Tourism and the entertainment industry are central to its economy; several motion-picture studios and television headquarters are here. Burbank's aerospace industry collapsed with the end of the Cold War. and Glendale schools after waking up in a motel, a shelter, a place shared with another family or even a car, and often they do such a good job fitting in that classmates Classmates can refer to either:
While Burbank and Glendale by appearance seem unlikely places for homeless children, principals and teachers know they are there. Glendale Unified identified 200 homeless students last year, while Burbank Unified had 177. ``Some of them have just had horrible family situations, abusive Tending to deceive; practicing abuse; prone to ill-treat by coarse, insulting words or harmful acts. Using ill treatment; injurious, improper, hurtful, offensive, reproachful. homes, neglect or abuse that they've experienced or they've witnessed,'' said Principal Kelly King at Glendale's Columbus Elementary, which has 10 homeless pupils. ``Others have come through because of economic reasons. The family's lost their jobs and they're a really supportive family and they're trying to get back on their feet.'' Among Burbank and Glendale's homeless students, some are in motels Motels may refer to any of the following:
``There's some children who you would never suspect; they're actually succeeding,'' said King. King and other principals make sure homeless students get clothing, school supplies, food and counseling. One homeless mother said that on her own income alone and with bad credit she cannot get an apartment for herself and five children. The family has been homeless for three years, using motels at first and for six months living in a car, where police found them. ``They told us instead of sleeping in Glendale, sleep in L.A. because they don't care
"Don't Care" is a 1994 (see 1994 in music) single by American death metal band Obituary. . So we did,'' said April, who did not want her last name used to protect the identity of her children. April and her children are now living in a house with her ex-husband and his family. April and a teenage daughter share the garage. Entering 11th grade, her teenage daughter has turned her grades around after struggling academically because of attendance problems. She got all As in summer school this year, and she would like to be a veterinarian veterinarian /vet·er·i·nar·i·an/ (vet?er-i-nar´e-an) a person trained and authorized to practice veterinary medicine and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine. vet·er·i·nar·i·an n. or a lawyer. ``I like dogs ... and animals. And my brother's always telling me, 'You should be a lawyer, you argue too much,''' the teen said, adding that she wants to go to college and get a place to live. April, who does office work full-time for a cleaning company, said that when times get tough she has taken her children to the beach to pray. April and her daughter have learned to speak in sign language - a skill that helps them communicate secretly at their crowded home. ``When you tell people you're homeless ... the first thing they think is you're on drugs,'' April said. ``We don't do that.'' Glendale schools' budget for helping homeless students was $100,000 last year, while Burbank schools had a budget of about $40,000. School officials try to get homeless students assimilated into the student population and provide transportation and material aid, sometimes with donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. items. Under a section of the 2001 federal No Child Left Behind Act The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), commonly known as NCLB (IPA: /ˈnɪkəlbiː/), is a United States federal law that was passed in the House of Representatives on May 23, 2001 , school districts can no longer bar a student outright from enrolling in their school if being homeless has forced the family to live outside the district boundaries. The change means students are not shuffled through different schools as families move to seek shelter. ``Homelessness is a tough subject to talk about,'' said Marissa Gehley- Rosoff, BUSD BUSD Berkeley Unified School District (California) BUSD Bellflower Unified School District (California) coordinator of school safety. ``People have a lot of pride. They don't want to admit (it). There is an old-time fear that if I'm homeless, I may not be able to stay in this school district.'' And the homeless problem shows no signs of going away. ``Most folks don't associate Glendale with having a homeless problem at all,'' said Carol Reynolds, homeless liaison for the Glendale Unified School District The Glendale Unified School District is a school district based in Glendale, California, United States. The school district serves the city of Glendale, portions of the city of La Cañada and the unincorporated communities of Montrose and La Crescenta. . ``People say, homeless? We don't have any homeless in Glendale. And yes, we do.'' Alex Dobuzinskis, (818) 546-3304 alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: - Carol Reynolds Homeless liaison for the Glendale Unified School District |
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