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Centennial School District outlines immigration-response protocols, staff training and family resources
Summary
Superintendent Owens and district staff presented revised immigration-response protocols Dec. 10, emphasizing FERPA protections, staff training, multilingual communications (ParentSquare and a new web page), and case-by-case safety responses; district reported 10–15 CVA enrollments tied to family concerns and no formal protocol activations to date.
Superintendent Owens and district staff presented an overview of Centennial School District’s immigration-response protocols to the board on Dec. 10, emphasizing staff training, family communications and legal limits on district authority.
The district said protocols first issued in 2017 have been updated to reflect FERPA, OSBA guidance and current law, and were revised again in 2024–25 to align procedures across sites. Superintendent Owens said the protocols focus on protecting student privacy, safeguarding access to education regardless of immigration status and ensuring interactions with federal officials occur within legal boundaries and with district legal counsel as needed. “These circumstances reinforce the importance of clearly outlining the district's responsibilities and the actions that we are taking…
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