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Parents press district for clarity on immigration‑enforcement response; administration says staff trained but will not disclose security details
Summary
Community members asked what school staff should do if federal immigration agents arrive without a judge‑signed warrant. Interim Superintendent Dr. Shields said staff have been trained and protocols are in place but declined to provide operational details in public for student safety.
Multiple community members raised concerns at the Jan. 28 Port Washington Board of Education meeting about how the district would respond if federal immigration enforcement officials came to a school without a judge‑signed warrant.
"Can you just tell me simply, if federal immigration officials show up at this campus without a judge‑signed warrant, what happens next?" asked Mike Shodel during public comment. The board's practice, stated by trustees, is to answer such questions at the following meeting; Dr. Shields offered to follow up by email and…
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