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Carroll County public pushes back on draft immigration-enforcement policy; board delays vote for edits
Summary
Dozens of parents, educators and advocates urged the Carroll County Board of Education to require judicial warrants, remove "exigent circumstances" language and strengthen on-campus protections after staff presented a state-required immigration-enforcement policy. The board accepted sheriff and counsel edits and tabled the policy to publish a marked-up version for public comment.
The Carroll County Board of Education on Dec. 10 delayed action on a proposed immigration-enforcement policy after more than an hour of public testimony and new operational suggestions from the county sheriff.
Speakers during the public-comment portion urged the board to treat school buildings as protected, nonpublic spaces and to require judicial warrants before immigration-enforcement officers enter classrooms. "Our focus should be on how we better protect children and educators," said Diana Bergman, a parent and first-generation Cuban immigrant, adding the draft policy would "harm all our children and educators, both physically and emotionally." Natalie Sanchez, speaking for the…
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