District 300 parents and educators urge board to adopt protocols after reported ICE activity near schools

At its Oct. 28 meeting, the Community Unit School District 300 Board of Education heard nine public comments pressing the board to adopt clear safety and communication protocols after multiple reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity near district schools.

Stephanie Trainor, an East Dundee resident and parent, said she has "personally witnessed members of this community… being aggressively and violently detained with no warrants or due process," and that the district has "failed in creating comprehensive protocols regarding immigration enforcement activity." Trainor said students are seeing these events in person and on social media and that teachers have been told not to discuss the incidents with students.

Karen Noorani, a Carpentersville resident and retired educator, told the board that students "cannot learn if they are afraid," and urged the district to expand…