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Warren Township board reviews district plan to support students amid immigration enforcement concerns
Summary
At a Feb. 18 Warren Township High School District 121 board meeting, district staff and the Bilingual Parent Advisory Council described outreach, emergency-planning and staff training underway after families reported immigration enforcement notices and rising community questions.
Warren Township High School District 121 staff told the school board Tuesday they have expanded outreach, staff training and family resources after community members asked how the district will respond if immigration enforcement officials seek students or records.
The discussion, introduced by the board as an "immigration enforcement update," centered on what staff are doing to protect students and communicate procedures to families, and on steps to help students who may be required to leave the country before graduation.
Doctor Moran, a district staff member who spoke at the meeting, said the district has reviewed its procedures for responding to law-enforcement requests and is directing staff to require supporting documents before releasing information. "Oftentimes, that's some type of warrant, that's signed by a federal judge,"…
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