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Parents, teachers press DPSCD to strengthen sanctuary protections after ICE activity
Summary
Teachers, parents and community groups urged the Detroit Public Schools Community District board to expand and operationalize its 2019 sanctuary-district policy with mandatory staff training, clearer protocols for ICE incidents off campus and stronger communications; Superintendent Beatty acknowledged concerns and pledged follow-up.
Dozens of parents, teachers, union leaders and students urged the Detroit Public Schools Community District board on Nov. 11 to strengthen the district's sanctuary-district policy and provide staff training and clearer protocols after repeated community reports of immigration-enforcement activity.
Multiple speakers described rising ICE activity in Southwest Detroit and elsewhere in the city and said the 2019 sanctuary policy is a starting point but needs operational detail. Kristen Shuttle, a teacher in the district,…
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