How many children are homeless in Columbia School District?

According to this article, Columbia has 78 homeless students. But what does that mean, exactly?
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10 thoughts on “How many children are homeless in Columbia School District?”

  2. Depends, Cole, on the definition that's used. Unfortunately, government has the consistency of being inconsistent, even in defining “homelessness.”The Department of Education uses this: http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/K-12/Homeless%20Education/ECYEH%20General%20Guide.pdfTwo other departments, US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Department of Housing & Urban Development, each uses their own separate ones: https://www.nhchc.org/faq/official-definition-homelessness/

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  4. Oh there are displaced children, it's not their fault.It's the parents!!! But who, where are the actual blood parents located?

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  5. i believe the problem is MUCH bigger than this in all reality. such a sin. where are the social services? there are THOUSANDS ILLEGALLY ON WELFARE AND FOOD STAMPS, FREE EVERYTHING…..when the majority aren't using it as it was meant to be: ASSISTANCE FOR EMERGENCIES…..NOT as a way of life. Way too many people take advantage of the broken system and are just too ignorant, too lazy to get a J O B…and on top of that, they think the world actually OWES them all this. it's more than BS.

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  7. Depends, Cole, on the definition that's used. Unfortunately, government has the consistency of being inconsistent, even in defining “homelessness.”The Department of Education uses this: http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/K-12/Homeless%20Education/ECYEH%20General%20Guide.pdfTwo other departments, US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Department of Housing & Urban Development, each uses their own separate ones: https://www.nhchc.org/faq/official-definition-homelessness/

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  9. Oh there are displaced children, it's not their fault.It's the parents!!! But who, where are the actual blood parents located?

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  10. i believe the problem is MUCH bigger than this in all reality. such a sin. where are the social services? there are THOUSANDS ILLEGALLY ON WELFARE AND FOOD STAMPS, FREE EVERYTHING…..when the majority aren't using it as it was meant to be: ASSISTANCE FOR EMERGENCIES…..NOT as a way of life. Way too many people take advantage of the broken system and are just too ignorant, too lazy to get a J O B…and on top of that, they think the world actually OWES them all this. it's more than BS.

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