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Community groups and staff urge district to adopt immigrant‑safety measures and trauma resources
Summary
Multiple community speakers and staff at the Sept. 9 Carpinteria Unified meeting pressed the board to adopt specific protections for immigrant students and families, including safe‑perimeter policies, multilingual 'know‑your‑rights' resources, staff training and expanded mental‑health support.
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Community members, teachers and health professionals urged the Carpinteria Unified School District Board of Trustees on Sept. 9 to adopt concrete measures to protect immigrant students and families from immigration‑enforcement activity and to expand trauma‑informed supports.
At the podium, Dr. Johnny Williams of the Carpinteria Immigrant Rights Coalition said the coalition has grown to more than 100 members and listed six specific actions the group requested, including establishment of school perimeters where immigration enforcement would not be allowed without a valid judicial warrant, multilingual 'know‑your‑rights' materials, staff training and expanded counseling.
"When children are worried about deportation or family separation, they cannot focus, engage, or thrive," Dr. Johnny…
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