Public Education is supposed to be open for all children, but children who are homeless are sometimes denied access. There are approximately one million children who are homeless in the U.S. The focus of this episode of 60 Minutes, a CBS Television Network news program, is the Thomas J. Pappas School in Phoenix Arizona, a school specifically opened to serve children who are homeless in Maricopa County, Arizona. It is one of 40 special schools around the country. It serves approximately 800 children. The segment focuses on the pros and cons of having schools specifically designed for children who are homeless. Those speaking in favor of the schools are children who are homeless and who attend the Pappas School, a graduate of the school, and the school's administrators. Those opposed to the schools are organizations such as the National Coalition for the Homeless, and the National Law Center for the Homeless.
