"For children experiencing homelessness, school is often the most consistent and stabilizing environment available to them. Disrupting that stability, even temporarily, has immediate academic consequences and long-term developmental implications."
"When housing and education systems operate without alignment, children absorb the consequences. What we are witnessing is not simply system strain-it is a coordination failure, intensified by recent shelter closures."
"There is no consistent mechanism to account for school stability, no standard requiring interagency planning, and no safeguard to prevent educational disruption before decisions are finalized."
"More than 20 percent of children in shelter are already missing critical school time due to instability and frequent moves. Each disruption undermines the stability required for academic progress."
Children experiencing homelessness rely on school for stability. Displacing families from shelters, like the Royal Stay Hotel, disrupts their education and support systems. Recent relocations have forced children to leave schools mid-year, highlighting a failure in coordination between housing and education systems. The lack of mechanisms to ensure school stability during shelter capacity changes exacerbates the issue, with over 20% of children in shelters missing critical school time. This instability undermines their academic progress and development.
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