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At the meeting, Luna Portillo Delgado said board members dismissed students' concerns as \"rumors\" and urged the board to treat the issue seriously. \"The threat of Union County families being separated by ICE is a legitimate concern,\" she said.

The comments followed two walkouts by Monroe High School students earlier this year. Sixth-grader Skyler Breeder told the board the students want two specific changes: a written statement that schools will be safe from ICE, and policy language requiring a judge-signed warrant before ICE may engage with students, plus a reasonable period for parents to be present. \"For me and my friends, it's unbelievably traumatizing to even think that law enforcement can take a student,\" Breeder said.

Speakers described community organizing and protests that followed the incidents. Ingrid Portillo praised students for marching, attending town halls and speaking in Charlotte, saying they asked that \"UCPS never cooperate with ICE\" and that \"UCPS declares our school safe zones.\" Kobe Blackburn, a parent and resident, urged the board to adopt preventive measures even if ICE has not yet acted inside Union County schools.

Several speakers singled out Reverend Kirkpatrick for meeting with students and holding a district town hall; they said other board members did not engage directly with students on the matter. One speaker, identified at the mic as David Petulio Delgado, said he had attempted to bring concerns to the board and criticized an \"excessive deployment\" of Monroe police at the high school during protests.

Board chair and staff did not respond to questions during the public comment period other than to reiterate the board's public-comment rules; the board's published meeting notice reminded speakers that members will not respond during the comment period and that cabinet staff are available for follow-up.

The speakers asked for three concrete outcomes: a written board statement that UCPS schools are safe from ICE enforcement; policy language requiring a judicial warrant before officers may speak with or remove a student; and a requirement that parents be given reasonable time to be present when law enforcement seeks to speak with their child.

No formal action or vote on amendments to district policy was recorded in the meeting minutes or transcript excerpt for this session. Board members did not make motions to adopt the requested language during the public-comment segment.

The board will consider follow-up through cabinet staff; public-comment rules posted at the meeting direct constituents to cabinet staff for matters that cannot be addressed during open comment.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Union County Public Schools Board of Education Meeting (May 6, 2025)","oneSentenceSummary","Students, parents and community members told the Union County Board of Education that officials should adopt a written policy to limit immigration-enforcement contact with students and require judge-signed warrants and parental notification.","taxTitle","Union County Public Schools, School Districts, North Carolina","taxId",14185,"location","North Carolina","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6249205,"UCPS staff seek approval to extend Crown Castle lease at Middle School/High School D site to 2050 for higher rent and new tenant prospects",240,1997000,2237000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3207160-67e72e0c0bce7c96804a8ef512e1cd39&start=1997&end=2237","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3207160-67e72e0c0bce7c96804a8ef512e1cd39/thumbnail_1997000.jpg","/articles/6249205/North-Carolina/UCPS-staff-seek-approval-to-extend-Crown-Castle-lease-at-Middle-SchoolHigh-School-D-site-to-2050-for-higher-rent-and-new-tenant-prospects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6249205-35ecb688eaf83f9a83105e8ea82002fa/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141044&Signature=lcOjOVeK1Uow1Kbtxh08eh~Sz8doASAa3d4MxyshUY1k0geADy9IELBgvbHi1kfeJHpq0MUQgdEh1TESSNfZ1X4AOyMXvdoHwK~Uikf3Ghu1JGOdm4XEO1cDZ~dd-4HLcKQgZfM~WhqcmLqNPCpfPQa93cc9cnDIl7PVbx1kNR0Pz56axI2D~6ufKwpBX4jlVGsuQNK1ikKVPJUB8dVQBZzYP8yDD~6z2~c5F~wllAfcaTwAaS6nbOLYC7YzkGJx4shwaO2TvSFOuRWoRKRvh5Sn2neZ7wrd1COlYgdO1aeJ77Z1uupNyb7uGN7QfLDh8fmMOxCervtk4D6HVEV6YA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Union County Public Schools staff asked the Board of Education to approve an extension of a Crown Castle lease for a cell-tower site on property set aside for the Middle School/High School D project.

The staff presentation said the lease began in February 2011 and that Crown Castle approached the district seeking a longer term to attract an additional wireless tenant. The presenter said Crown Castle requested a 30-year extension but staff negotiated an 18-year extension that would extend the lease through 2050.

District staff reported the current base rent is $1,508 per month, plus 20% of any subtenant rent (which staff said currently totals about $1,205). Under the proposed extension, staff said Crown Castle offered to increase the monthly base rent to $2,000, maintain the 20% share of subtenant rent and pay a $20,000 signing payment.

Board members asked about the tower's position on the Middle School/High School D parcels and whether the tower would be near play areas or elementary schools. Staff said preliminary schematic drawings place the fenced tower area at the northern end of the property, near parking and athletic fields, not adjacent to elementary-school playgrounds. Staff estimated the cell-tower footprint is roughly 0.17 acres and the overall site for the future Middle School/High School D is \"around 140 to 150 acres\" though staff said they would confirm exact parcel sizes in follow-up materials.

Board members asked whether an easement for the tower would transfer if the district sold the property. Staff said the lease/easement would transfer with the land and that future purchasers would assume the lease and receive rent payments.

Members also asked how the proposed location compares with a previously discussed Rayview site that was adjacent to a children's playground; staff said the new tower location appears to be several hundred feet from school facilities on the preliminary drawing but said they would verify exact distances and provide measurements later.

No formal vote on the lease extension is recorded in the transcript excerpt. The presenter asked the board for approval that evening, and the presenter answered questions; the transcript ends before any recorded motion or vote on the Crown Castle extension appears.","District staff presented a proposed extension of a Crown Castle cell-tower lease on a future Middle School/High School D site, described current and proposed payments, and answered board members' questions about location, sale implications and site size; no final vote was recorded in the transcript excerpt.","actionData","errors"]

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Students and community members press Union County Board to declare schools safe from ICE and tighten procedures

UCPS staff seek approval to extend Crown Castle lease at Middle School/High School D site to 2050 for higher rent and new tenant prospects