How does a broken home affect the academic performance of a student?

Not all student's academic performance is affected by a broken home. There have been very successful individuals you have come from broken homes. Still, there are cases where the student's academic performance has been negatively affected and thus facilitating a negative impact on their academic performance. This is typically where there ongoing fighting among parents, displacement (where the student is mistreated), where there is confusion, worry, insecurity, chaos, which promotes a negative impact. Students under these circumstances cannot concentrate appropriately.