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Resident recounts ICE detention, urges board to acknowledge student trauma; district posts FAQ and resources
Summary
A Council Bluffs resident described family trauma from an ICE detention and urged the school board to consider students’ fear. The district said it has posted a frequently asked questions page with resources and translations and directed staff to assist families and staff navigating federal immigration changes.
Lisa Lima, a Council Bluffs resident, told the school board the community is anxious following recent immigration enforcement activity in the region and asked the board to acknowledge students’ fear and trauma.
"We had to go to therapy for years and, you know, the magnitude was huge," Lima said, describing her family’s experience when Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained her husband in 2018. She told the board her daughter…
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