Board hears update on ICE‑response training; trustees ask to expand training to teachers and families

The board received updates about the district’s training and policy for responding to immigration enforcement actions and discussed expanding training and public outreach. District staff said principals and secretaries received training last year and that the district has a step‑by‑step internal guidance document for situations such as an ICE officer requesting records or attempting to take a student. A trustee noted that the district’s policy follows recent attorney general guidance. A trustee who attended an external training described the Immigration Protection and Empowerment Network training and said she sent the materials to staff. Trustees urged staff to expand refresher training beyond principals and secretaries to include teachers and to consider public sessions for families to explain rights and resources. Staff said the district has public‑facing resources and that county‑sponsored family trainings had occurred around the county last year; they agreed to consider additional outreach and to ensure resources are accessible on district channels. What happens next: district staff will continue refresher training for office staff this week and said they will consider expanded teacher training and family‑facing sessions in coordination with county partners.