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Policy committee asks staff to prepare guidance on immigration enforcement, to review MOU with township police
Summary
At its Dec. 12 meeting the Springfield Township School District Policy Committee directed staff to consult the district solicitor and include immigration-enforcement scenarios in a scheduled MOU review with Springfield Township Police, so the district can prepare policy and operational options should federal enforcement or law change.
SPRINGFIELD TWP., Pa. — The Springfield Township School District Policy Committee on Dec. 12 directed staff to consult with the district solicitor and prepare guidance on how the district would respond if immigration-enforcement actions occur on or near school property.
The discussion, prompted by recent national statements about immigration enforcement, asked staff to inventory existing policy tools (attendance, homeless-student procedures, MOU with local police, and a policy on transgender students) and to identify gaps that would require board consideration if federal law or enforcement practice changes after the presidential transition.
What the committee discussed
Superintendent Dr. Yannickone told the committee that district staff are consulting the solicitor and preparing potential language options, including a higher threshold for law-enforcement removals on school property — for example, requiring a judicial warrant rather than a…
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