Schools ‘fail’ on homeless help

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS are woefully unprepared to meet the needs of an exploding population of homeless students — and kids are suffering because of it, a new report charges.

Public Advocate Letitia James ripped the city’s services for homeless public school kids in a Wednesday press conference at City Hall unveiling the report.

She argued that schools with highest rates of homeless students receive the fewest resources from the city Department of Homeless Services and Education Department.

More than 65% of students in shelters were chronically absent, missing up to 20% of the 2013-14 school year, James said.

A City Hall rep said the city has already deployed additional resources to help.