The threat of eviction will “fall disproportionately on low-income students and students of color who are far more likely to be paying their own rents.”
that came out just before the pandemic, there were approximately 1.5 million students nationwide who, at some point over the previous three years, experienced a lack of a “fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence” including those sharing accommodations, staying at hotels, or sleeping in any public space. From just the 2016-17 school year to the 2017-18 school year, the number of unhoused students in the U.S. jumped by 15%, and that figure is still on the rise, according to the report.
Katrina, a Cornell University student and community organizer in Ithaca, New York, says that the threat of eviction will “fall disproportionately on low-income students and students of color who are far more likely to be paying their own rents.” Last winter, she and her roommate were forced to take classes from freezing bedrooms in their Ithaca home when the heat was broken.
Quentin had tried to find a part-time job during his senior year of high school to support his family, but to no avail. “I’ve already asked a couple of my friends if we could stay with them if we get evicted,” Quentin says. “It wouldn’t be the first time.”
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