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[quote=Anonymous]Obviously with schools having been closed for the last year and a half, leafy school grounds have turned into attractive camping locations for those experiencing temporary lack of access to housing. With school starting in a week or two though, I am surprised that these temporary dwellings have not been addressed by the city. Is it up to the teachers to seek help for the campers and clean up the dwellings? Do the students simply share their playgrounds and fields with the displaced persons.

In two cases that I am familiar with the unhoused men are clearly suffering from some sort of mental trauma and are very vocal and shout to no one and everyone at the same time. Colorful language is amongst their strengths. Harmless? Maybe? But I am not a mental health expert. I would think that perhaps in the last 18 months maybe DC would have had these men evaluated by an expert.

So at this point, who does the responsibility fall on? Teachers, DCPS, Friendship Place, DC Department of Human Services (Been contacting them for a year). Or perhaps we simply mark these encampments off limits to the students and simply share the spaces and call it a teaching moment? 
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