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Residents urge Kingston schools to strengthen protections for immigrant students after local ICE detentions
Summary
Community members called on the Kingston City School District to expand Know Your Rights training, protect buses and outdoor areas, and provide trauma-informed supports after two local detentions, including a relative of a student.
Residents told the Kingston City School District Board of Education they want stronger protections for immigrant students and families following recent detentions in Ulster County.
At the start of public comment, Mariel Fiore thanked trustees for the appointment vote and urged the board to conduct a statewide or national search for the next permanent principal at George Washington Elementary rather than assigning a local candidate. Fiore said she wanted clarity about the previous principal's status and also urged the district to provide "Know Your Rights training, general protocols, not just security personnel," and to address "bus stops and fears that parents may have to bring or wait with children for buses." She also asked for an update on a board resolution on immigration that had been discussed in committee.
Anna Jacobs, who identified herself as living in the Kingston School District and working with…
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