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Salem-Keizer board adopts resolution on immigrant student, staff and family safety, adds 60-day implementation timeline
Summary
After extensive public comment, the Salem-Keizer Public Schools board approved Resolution 2024‑25‑05 reaffirming protections tied to immigration status and directing the district to implement specified communications and partnership actions within 60 days; the vote passed with one abstention.
The Salem‑Keizer Public Schools Board of Directors on Tuesday approved Resolution 2024‑25‑05, a district statement confirming protections for students, staff and families with regard to immigration status and directing the district to implement specified communications and partnership actions within 60 days.
The resolution, which board members amended to add a 60‑day timeline to the "be it further resolved" provisions, passed after more than an hour of public comment from students, parents and community advocates concerned about deportation, discrimination and the need for concrete supports in schools.
Supporters who spoke during the public comment period urged the board to add training, rapid‑response funds and family legal support. "I support resolution 20 24 and urge the board to vote yes on it," said Nicole, a sixth‑grade student,…
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