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Parents and advocates urge district to protect immigrant and LGBTQ students, request ICE response protocol
Summary
During public comment, parents and advocates praised district support for LGBTQ and immigrant students, criticized misinformation, and urged the board to adopt formal policies and a one‑page staff protocol for handling ICE or law‑enforcement requests; speakers also raised concerns about limited vegetarian lunch options.
Multiple community members used the public‑comment period at the Nov. 21 meeting to urge the board to protect immigrant and LGBTQ students and to adopt clearer response procedures for immigration enforcement activity.
Meta Mendel Reyes, a PCCS grandmother, thanked the district for prior protections and said local efforts matter in protecting vulnerable families. Rachel Hayes, a PFLAG board member, thanked the…
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