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Community members urge Kingston City School District to adopt immigrant-protection resolution
Summary
Two public commenters asked the Kingston City School District board to adopt a resolution, backed by NYCLU and NEA guidance, guaranteeing protections for immigrant students and families and pledged to share a community pledge and a draft resolution with trustees.
AJ, a community member, told the Kingston City School District Board of Education that families in the district are frightened by recent immigration-enforcement activity and urged the board to adopt a formal resolution protecting immigrant students and families. "We need to do everything we can as a community," AJ said, describing a family that self-deported after a relative was detained and emphasizing that children are leaving school communities out of fear.
Jennifer Cook, who…
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