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Residents and educators press committee to restore Safe Zone resolution after last-minute removal
Summary
Speakers at Tuesdays New Bedford School Committee meeting urged the committee to reinsert a Safe Zone resolution that was removed from the agenda, saying the district must declare schools safe for undocumented and immigrant students. A motion was later made to add the resolution to next months agenda.
Several teachers, parents, students and community advocates told the New Bedford School Committee on Tuesday they want the district to adopt a "Safe Zone" resolution affirming that schools are safe for students regardless of immigration status, and they asked why the item was removed from the evenings agenda.
"We were asking you to approve the safe zone resolution and make it known that New Bedford schools supports the safety of its students and families," said Michelle Willis, a New Bedford paraeducator who said she spoke on behalf of the NBC SOS school policy working group. Willis said the resolution had been on…
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