Meet Drayton Jackson

When Drayton Jackson decided to go back to college as an adult with grown children, he was afraid his peers would not be able to relate to him. To his surprise, they elected him Student Body President. Reporter Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong chronicles how he drew on his life experiences to identify and remedy on-campus gaps in services impacting student parents, and those experiencing homelessness like he himself once had.NOTE: This episode contains a reference to suicide. Download and share the resource guide based on this episode here.You can read the episode transcript here.For more information on 1 in 5, click here.