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Dozens of speakers urge board to keep immigration enforcement out of schools; teachers and parents ask for "safe schools" resolution
Summary
During public presentation, about 22 speakers — parents, students, teachers and community leaders — urged the board to bar immigration-enforcement activity from campuses, called for a formal "safe schools" resolution and described fear-related impacts on students; the board said district leadership is monitoring the issue.
About 22 members of the public addressed the Pinellas County School Board on March 20, 2025, largely urging the district to keep immigration enforcement out of schools and to adopt a formal safe‑schools resolution, speakers and the chair said.
Nut graf: Speakers — including parents, retired teachers, students and community leaders — argued that permitting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) presence or training on campuses would create fear that harms student learning and family engagement; several asked the board to adopt and post a…
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