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Parents, staff urge Harrisburg School District to adopt protocols to shield immigrant students from ICE; superintendent orders review
Summary
Multiple public commenters urged the Harrisburg School District to adopt formal, districtwide protocols and multilingual communications to protect immigrant students from immigration enforcement. Superintendent Dr. Henry asked administrators and legal counsel to review federal actions and develop a comprehensive plan and staff training.
At the Feb. 25, 2025 public meeting of the Harrisburg City School District, several community speakers urged the district to adopt a formal policy and districtwide protocols to protect immigrant students from immigration enforcement actions, saying fear of Immigration and Customs Enforcement has disrupted student well-being and school attendance.
Speakers including a representative of a refugee advocacy group, a licensed clinical social worker at John Harris/John Herron High School, and other residents described students who are afraid to come to school and asked the district to explicitly state protections, publish procedures in multiple languages, train staff, and stop collecting or retaining immigration-related data.
The comments came during the general public-comment portion of the meeting. Frasanna (representing the Pennsylvania Refugee Women's Network)…
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