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Resident urges Mill Creek board to adopt 'safe zone' guidance for immigration enforcement; district says it is reviewing options
Summary
A parent urged the Mill Creek board to adopt guidance labeling schools as safe or sensitive locations for immigration enforcement. The superintendent and board members said the administration is reviewing legal guidance and has briefed building staff on how to treat Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) visitors.
A Mill Creek Township parent urged the school board on Jan. 27 to adopt formal guidance declaring district schools as protected or "safe" locations with respect to immigration enforcement, saying anxiety about enforcement is interfering with students' learning.
"We know that recent events in the world, as well as political, have caused a lot of upheaval in people's emotional lives," said Martine Barclay Black, identifying herself as a Mill Creek resident and parent. She told the board that 4.3% of district students are English…
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