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Students and parents urge UCPS to declare schools safe zones after Monroe High walkout
Summary
Speakers during public comment at the March 11 Union County Board of Education meeting pressed the district to bar U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from schools and asked UCPS to publicly declare schools 'safe zones' following a student walkout at Monroe High School.
Multiple speakers during the public‑comment period at the March 11 Union County Board of Education meeting urged the district to publicly commit that its schools are safe from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to ensure non‑cooperation with civil immigration enforcement.
David Portillo Delgado, speaking as a student of Monroe High School, described the March 5 student walkout and relayed three demands coming from participating students: that UCPS not allow ICE into UCPS schools, that the district issue a statement declaring UCPS schools safe…
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