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Spring-Ford solicitor warns districts to prepare for possible immigration enforcement at schools; cites FERPA and Plyler
Summary
Solicitor David Fitzgerald told the board Jan. 27 that districts should plan for a range of federal immigration actions, that schools must comply with judicial warrants, and that privacy protections under FERPA and the constitutional right to education remain key legal considerations.
Spring-Ford Area SD Solicitor David Fitzgerald briefed the board Jan. 27 on recent national developments and their possible local implications if federal immigration-enforcement activity were to occur at school sites.
Fitzgerald told the board there is "a constitutional right to school for individuals who may be undocumented" and that students have privacy protections under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). He said districts are discussing contingency plans and should prepare at the building and district level with administrative and legal…
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