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Bill would bar SROs and school security employees from participating in federal immigration enforcement at schools, witnesses say it would protect students' “op
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House Bill 15 13 would bar school resource officers and school security personnel from participating in federal immigration investigations or enforcement actions at public schools, backers told the Ways and Means Committee.
House Bill 15 13 would prohibit school resource officers (SROs) and school security employees from engaging in federal immigration investigations or enforcement functions — including collaboration with programs like 287(g) — while on school grounds, according to testimony to the Ways and Means Committee.
Sponsor Delegate Eric Ebersole and witnesses including social workers and SEIU representatives described the bill as a measure to protect students’ access to education and to reduce fear among…
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