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District details training and resources to staff after federal immigration enforcement directives
Summary
Northville Public Schools administrators told the board they have compiled guidance and trained front‑line staff and mental‑health staff to be ready if federal immigration enforcement actions affect students or families, and promised more resources in the Friday update.
Northville Public Schools administrators told the board Tuesday they have prepared a districtwide plan and training materials aimed at protecting students and supporting staff and families in the event federal immigration enforcement reaches school buildings.
Rebecca (staff member) told the board the district gathered legal guidance and convened principals, counselors and social workers to build a set of clear roles and responsibilities for front‑line staff. "Our staff will be the ones that are responding if ICE does come into our building," Rebecca said, explaining why the district prioritized training for hall monitors and front office administrative assistants.
District leaders said they reviewed webinars and legal guidance from the law firms that advise the board, trained roughly 30 administrators within days of the initial directive and issued a staffwide communication. The district also assembled a companion document described to the board as a “buffet” of resources for parents, students and staff, and said updated materials would be included in the Friday update to the board and staff.
Superintendent RJ Webber and board members emphasized the purpose of the planning: to keep students safe and ensure staff know how to act. Board members also described meetings this week with counselors and social workers to make sure mental‑health staff had a common set of procedures and resources.
Administrators said the district intends to be deliberate rather than rush a public statement. "Before we make a statement like that, make sure our processes are there and our people who are gonna execute those processes are educated in doing so," a board member said when asking the administration to proceed carefully. The administration said it will continue to update materials as new legal guidance arrives.
What the district has done so far
- Collected and reviewed legal guidance, including webinars and Q&A from the district’s legal counsel. - Trained roughly 30 administrators on an initial roles-and-responsibilities document within days of the order being issued. - Trained front office personnel and hall monitors on immediate actions and communication protocols. - Prepared a companion resource document for parents, students and staff; updates to that document are being incorporated based on feedback from counselors and social workers and will be redistributed to staff.
District leaders told the board the communications were designed to avoid overwhelming staff with
