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Trustees adopt resolution affirming equal access to education regardless of immigration status after heated amendment vote
Summary
The Mountain View–Los Altos board adopted a resolution reaffirming that all students have equal access to education regardless of immigration status. Trustees debated and amended a paragraph about including the board’s advocacy in its legislative agenda before adopting the resolution as amended.
The Mountain View–Los Altos Union High School District Board of Trustees on Jan. 27 adopted a resolution reaffirming its commitment to protect equal access to education for all students and families regardless of immigration status.
The resolution, presented in full during the meeting, cites California Education Code and board policies that prohibit discrimination and the disclosure of personally identifiable information. It affirms that district schools are considered safe havens “to the fullest extent allowed by law” and directs the district to provide multilingual resources and referrals to community legal and support organizations.
Nut graf: Trustees debated a contested paragraph that would have placed explicit advocacy items into the board’s legislative agenda. After floor debate, an amendment to change the language about using the board’s legislative agenda passed 3–2. The board then adopted the resolution as amended.
During debate Trustee Boelter (board member) summarized the resolution’s legal basis by citing state education code and administrative regulation language protecting students’ access and privacy. Several trustees argued for keeping an advocacy clause so the district could press elected officials on policies affecting students’ safety. Other trustees urged narrowing the language to avoid board statements on broad federal policy, and proposed editing the paragraph to read as district advocacy against erosion of civil-rights protections rather than an explicit legislative-agenda entry.
The board’s final recorded action—after the amendment—was to adopt the resolution as amended; the meeting transcript records the board moving to adopt “as amended” and announcing the motion carried.
Ending: The resolution directs district staff to coordinate with community organizations and labor partners, provide multilingual materials, and reaffirms the superintendent’s authority to protect data and identities consistent with law. Trustees asked staff to return the edited language for final inclusion in board policy materials.
