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Parents, teachers urge Cincinnati schools to publish clear policy on immigration enforcement; district says guidance shared with principals
Summary
Dozens of parents, teachers and community members told the board they are seeing attendance drops among multilingual learners and want explicit, districtwide guidance about immigration enforcement at schools, training for staff and contingency plans for students whose caregivers are detained.
Several parents, teachers and community advocates used the board’s hearing of the public to press Cincinnati Public Schools for a clear, public policy on how district staff should respond if immigration enforcement agents visit schools.
Speakers described falling attendance among multilingual learners and asked the district to issue written guidance to families and staff, provide training and specify what supports the district will offer students who are separated from caregivers. "We need very clear policies," said Adelaide Cruz, a science teacher at Aiken New Tech High School. "We need a plan with our school partners when our kids come home to an empty house because their parents' job or store or even the bus stop was raided."
Other speakers reported that families are choosing…
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