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Parent urges Linn‑Mar board to protect immigrant students and families
Summary
A parent speaker asked the Linn‑Mar board to affirm the district as a safe haven for immigrant students and to advocate for protections as federal enforcement concerns grow.
Anna Clymer, a parent and district alum, addressed the Linn‑Mar Community School District Board of Directors during audience communication on Jan. 13 and urged the district and community to support immigrant students and families.
"Our city and schools should always be a safe haven for all our children, regardless of their background or immigration status," Clymer said. She asked the board and district administrators to "stand united in supporting immigrant communities" and to ensure that students know their rights and can access resources.
Clymer referenced national concerns about potential changes in federal immigration enforcement and family separation policies and asked local officials to pursue "inclusive, equitable, and compassionate practice and policies" to safeguard immigrant students from enforcement actions that could separate families.
The presiding officer reminded speakers that the board will receive and acknowledge public comments but will not engage in dialogue during the meeting; no formal board action on the topic occurred during the session.
Why it matters: public comment from residents can signal community priorities and prompt board follow‑up. Clymer’s remarks asked the board to consider advocacy and local protections for immigrant families amid federal policy uncertainty.
Quotations
"Our city and schools should always be a safe haven for all our children, regardless of their background or immigration status," Anna Clymer said.
What happened next: The board acknowledged the comment and moved on to scheduled agenda items. No motion or formal board directive on immigrant‑family protections was recorded at the Jan. 13 meeting.
Context: The board’s public comment rules for the meeting limit remarks to three minutes per speaker and prohibit board engagement during the audience communication portion; that procedure was followed in this meeting.
