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Community member urges board to adopt ‘safe schools’ resolution limiting immigrant information collection
Summary
A representative of Dragonfly's Indivisible Group urged the board to adopt a resolution restricting collection of immigration information and clarifying procedures for ICE requests; speaker emphasized compliance with law when presented with judicial warrants.
A representative of Dragonfly's Indivisible Group asked the Octorara Area School District board to adopt a “safe schools” resolution intended to limit the collection of immigration information and to set protocols for responses to requests from immigration enforcement.
The speaker, identifying herself as both an educator and representative of Dragonfly's Indivisible, said immigration enforcement activity was creating anxiety among students and families and that the resolution would protect children and support their ability to learn. She told the board the proposed language would not prevent compliance with a federal judicial warrant: “If ICE presents a signed judicial warrant, schools will comply as required by law,” she said, urging the board to adopt the resolution to reduce fear and uphold due process.
Why it matters: The request reflects broader nationwide attention on the intersection of immigration enforcement and school policy and asks the local board to adopt formal guidelines that could affect how schools handle information requests and family privacy. The speaker asked the board to join other districts taking similar action.
The board did not take action on a resolution at the meeting; the comment was recorded during the visitors’ comments portion of the agenda.
