Has anyone called the police? The police may be able to question the man to see what's going on.

In the meantime, tell your daughter that if she sees the guy again, to immediately tell an adult who's out in the yard.

I agree with MSMomm. Even if this guy just "lives in the woods," he shouldn't be hanging around the school yard scaring the children. In my experience (and we have A LOT of homeless people in San Francisco) homeless people are usually on drugs, alcohol or mentally unstable in some way.

Here there are laws about adults hanging around parks or school yards without a child with them. I suspect most places have similar laws in effect.
I'm surprised that the principal was so nonchalant about it!

Regardless if this man does or does not need a place to live, it is in no way appropriate for him to watch the children at play. It could be perfectly harmless, but really, why take that chance.

I, too, recommend giving the police a call and see if they will go and check this person out. I doubt that even if any of the students tell an adult outside the man is there, anything would be done about it.

I would make sure to tell other parents to speak with their children and remind them never to go off with a stranger.

I would have the police check it out too. And I would tell the principal to be a little more proactive about the safety of the students...including my child. And there are shelters and such for homeless people, the "woods" is not a "home" for humans unless you build some sort of shelter there with sanitary means...really... for the principal to say that is just so stupid. she would have sounded more intelligent if she simply said "I don't care".

why would a homelessman watching childrens play outside?call the police and see if they going to help because that is bad to see a home less man watching you play out side of your house they will do something to you or take you to they house and they will mot let you go back to your house because they ask to stay with them and you trying to run from them and they pull you leg and tie you up on the rope.

the principal will not care whether if that a student or not they will take your child to their house and tell them not to tell they parent what happen to them

ask me a question.

why do you feel uncomfotble my child would come to me if that ever happen to her/him

he will not scard my child cause if he do he gone have a nother thing coming after him