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Parent reports ICE activity near elementary; Durango schools say they investigated and reminded staff of visitor protocols
Summary
A Durango parent told the Durango Board of Education on Aug. 19 that an eyewitness followed ICE vehicles through neighborhoods near Gilbert Park Elementary on the first day of school, prompting calls for the district to protect students.
A Durango parent told the Durango Board of Education on Aug. 19 that an eyewitness followed ICE vehicles through neighborhoods near Gilbert Park Elementary on the first day of school, prompting calls for the district to protect students.
The parent, Jenny Hill, identified herself as the mother of two Gilbert Park students and told the board she received the account from an eyewitness, “Enrique,” who she said followed ICE vehicles after an arrest downtown and saw them travel through the neighborhood around Park Elementary. Hill said she provided Enrique’s contact information so district staff could follow up.
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