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work. if we see their attendance is a little off, we contact the parents and the
school
. if we see their grades are dropping, we ask the parent if it?s okay if we talk to the teacher so they can know what?s going on.? the
homeless
program
also trains administrators and faculty to look for signs of
homeless
ness among their students. lemon says the
program
depends on
school
faculty to tell them about the kids who need help. ?if you have a child coming to your class and you notice they are extra hungry or looking extra sleepy, we want to know. a referral can come from anybody.? such housing insecurity wears on children, especially when they must switch
school
s often. in fact, an expert panel report from loyola university found that students who switch
school
s suffer psychologically, socially, academically, are more likely to repeat grades, and will have lower math/reading scores. ?parents think if they don?t have a proof of residence or social security card or birth certificate, and they?re told that they can?t enroll in
school
, then that?s the end. i want people to know that even without those documents, we can help, you can still enroll in
school
. they still have the right to be in
school
until you get all of those things,? says lemon. for
homeless
parents who need assistance enrolling children in
school
s, they can call the
homeless
program
. once a student is identified as
homeless
, the
homeless
program
will check on them throughout the year, even if the family finds permanent housing. the
program
staff goes to the
school
s, checks in with the students, and talks to them one on one to make sure that everything?s going okay. they provide that extra emotional support. barriers in baton rouge though
homeless
ness is a problem in most places, in baton rouge, there aren?t many resources for the
homeless
. according to dr. hunter, ?the lack of affordable housing, lack of transportation, lack of jobs with sufficient wages, and the large amount of poverty in baton 5 0 b r p a r e n t s . c o m | s e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 8
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