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Public speakers press Kingston schools for stronger protections for immigrant students; district outlines next steps
Summary
Multiple community members urged the Kingston City School District on Tuesday to adopt clearer policies and more supports for immigrant students, including "know your rights" training, improved translations and multilingual family support.
Several community members asked the Kingston City School District Board of Education on Tuesday to take concrete steps to protect immigrant students and families, urging expanded "know your rights" training for staff, more multilingual communications and clearer district policies for interactions with federal immigration authorities.
Speakers during the public-comment portion included Carrie Downey, a Kingston resident; Anna Jacobs of Ulster Rapid Response; Richard Fromis, a longtime local resident; and others affiliated with Ulster Rapid Response and local immigrant-support groups. They urged the district to publish clear policies about immigration-enforcement access to school property, to provide trauma-informed mental-health supports and to hire additional multilingual family-support staff.
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