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Two public commenters urge Boulder Valley School District to form immigrant‑protections task force citing state bill
Summary
During public comment, Richard Garcia and Teresa (Terre) Garcia urged BVSD to develop a district plan and task force to protect immigrant students and families and to publicly communicate protocols, referencing a state bill they said strengthens privacy and requires ICE to have a judicial warrant to access nonpublic school areas.
Two public commenters asked the Boulder Valley School District board on Nov. 18 to create an inter‑sector task force and a clear strategic plan to protect immigrant students and families.
Richard Garcia told the board he had handed out materials and asked the district to “create what I'm calling a protect our immigrant students and families task force,” saying he had discussed the idea with teachers and parents and would volunteer to participate. Garcia cited “senate bill 25 2 76,” which he described as strengthening constitutional protections and requiring immigration authorities to present a judicial warrant before entering nonpublic areas of public schools.
Teresa (Terre) Garcia, a former University Hill bilingual teacher, urged the board to develop a strategic plan that safeguards immigrant students and to communicate it effectively to families. She said district protocols and principals being informed were not sufficient and suggested the task force include parents, community members, law enforcement, school officials and district staff to plan how to keep students safe and minimize interruptions to learning.
Board members acknowledged the comments and said they would consider adding the topic to future agenda planning. Board President Rajpal thanked both speakers for sharing their experiences.
The speakers tied their request to recent national immigration‑enforcement actions they described as bold and public in other cities; neither speaker reported a local enforcement incident or asked the board to adopt a specific policy text at the meeting. Superintendent Doctor Anderson and other board members later listed “SB 25 2 76” as a topic to consider on a future agenda and noted staff would track related legislation and potential district responses.
Next steps: members suggested adding discussion of the bill and district response options to a future meeting or agenda‑setting session so staff can prepare possible approaches and clarifications for parental communication.
