I question this on two accounts. First, it’s self-reported. Second, what does it mean to lack a “fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence”? If they have divorced parents, and they spend one week with each parent, that’s not a “fixed nighttime residence.”
This needs to be better researched.
NAMPA, Idaho – A new report says the number of Idaho public school students experiencing homelessness has grown by 64 percent over seven years.
A report from the Idaho Asset Building Network states that 2.6 percent of Idaho’s public school students qualified as homeless last year, compared to 1.6 percent in 2010.
About 7,800 Idaho students reported that they lacked a “fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence” in the 2017-18 school year, compared to about 4,700 in 2010-11.