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Resident raises ICE concerns; superintendent outlines district protocol, says state guidance forthcoming
Summary
A Wethersfield resident asked how the district would respond if ICE agents tried to access a school on Jan. 28, and Superintendent Michael Emmett described the district’s protocol: principals or designees must notify the superintendent and security director, officials will ask for a judicial warrant for access to nonpublic areas, and the district will notify legal counsel and parents as appropriate.
A Wethersfield resident raised questions during public comment on Jan. 28 about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents entering school grounds and about the district’s protocols for responding.
Resident Sarah Ganley asked whether ICE could enter lobbies, wait on sidewalks or access nonpublic areas without judicial warrants and requested clarity about when and how parents would be notified. “Are ICE agents required to disclose who they are?” she asked, and she urged the board to issue a public statement declaring ICE is not welcome in town schools.
Superintendent Michael…
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