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Board reviews law‑enforcement access policy under new state law; League of Women Voters urges swift action

Rockford Public Schools Board — Committee of the Whole · December 5, 2025
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The board reviewed proposed revisions to Policy 7.15 and administrative regulations to comply with a new state law (deadline 07/01/2026) requiring documentation of law‑enforcement requests and prohibiting denial of student access to education based on immigration status; a League of Women Voters speaker urged prompt implementation and staff training.

The governance committee reviewed proposed revisions to Board Policy 7.15 and its administrative regulation that respond to a new state law requiring districts to adopt procedures for law‑enforcement requests to enter school property and to document such interactions.

“Students are not to be denied access to free public education based on their perceived or actual citizenship or immigration status,” Attorney Goldsmith told trustees while summarizing the policy changes and…

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