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Students and community members press Union County Board to declare schools safe from ICE and tighten procedures
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Students, parents and community members told the Union County Board of Education that officials should adopt a written policy to limit immigration-enforcement contact with students and require judge-signed warrants and parental notification.
Students, parents and community members told the Union County Board of Education that school officials should adopt a written policy declaring schools safe from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and require stricter procedures before law-enforcement contact with students.
At the meeting, Luna Portillo Delgado said board members dismissed students— concerns as "rumors" and urged the board to treat the issue seriously. "The threat of Union County families being separated by ICE is a legitimate concern," she said.
The comments followed two walkouts by Monroe High School students earlier this year. Sixth-grader Skyler Breeder told the board the students want two specific changes: a written statement that schools…
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