KCK high school struggles to get by, but sees hope in school funding lawsuit [View all]

The day has barely started, but Mary Stewart is already worried about one homeless student and others who arrive at her Kansas City, Kan., high school in below-freezing temperatures with no winter coats.

The principal never knows what’s happened at home for these students — when they last ate, when they last slept, when they last were warm. Too often, they come hungry, tired and cold.

“We are ready to almost triage kids as they’re walking in,” Stewart says.

Down the hall in a science room, just a few minutes after classes begin, a student hurries to talk to his teacher.

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