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Rep. Finger McDonald proposes bill concept to require schools to notify community when immigration agents are verified on campus
Summary
Representative Sarah Finger McDonald presented a bill concept requiring K–12 and higher‑education institutions to notify students, families and staff when immigration enforcement agents are verified on campus; a Portland schools youth specialist testified that fear of enforcement has led to a 7–8 percentage‑point drop in Latino student attendance at her school.
Representative Sarah Finger McDonald presented a bill concept to the House Interim Committee on Education on Jan. 13 that would require K–12 schools and higher‑education institutions to notify families, students and staff when the verified presence of immigration enforcement agents (for example, Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is confirmed on school grounds.
Finger McDonald said the proposal would use existing…
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