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Parents, teachers urge APS to remove mandatory 'country of birth' question from registration
Summary
Multiple public commenters at the March 5 APS Board meeting urged the district to remove or make optional a required registration question asking whether a student was born in the United States, saying it contradicts district policy and risks discouraging enrollment.
Multiple parents, teachers and health professionals used the public‑forum segment of the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education meeting on March 5 to call on the district to remove or make optional a mandatory ParentVUE registration question that asks whether a student was born in the United States.
Teresa Lopez, who identified herself as a mother and a teacher serving immigrant communities in the South Valley, told the board the required question “made me feel deeply disappointed” and said families should be able to enroll students without fear. Lopez said the district policy posted online states “APS does not collect nor keep records of any student's immigration status,” and…
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