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Board adopts Safe Zone resolution protecting students and families from immigration‑enforcement disruptions
Summary
The Phoenix Union Governing Board adopted a Safe Zone resolution declaring district property a protected environment for students and directing staff to handle immigration‑enforcement requests under district policy and federal privacy law.
The Phoenix Union Governing Board adopted a Safe Zone resolution affirming that every child “regardless of immigration status” has the right to access K–12 public education within district boundaries and that immigration enforcement activities on or near school property can disrupt learning.
The resolution, adapted from a widely used template, declares Phoenix Union a “safe zone” where students may seek assistance and directs district staff to treat requests from immigration authorities with careful legal review. The adopted text directs that any request by U.S. Immigration and Customs…
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