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Staff and students tell ISD622 board they 'do not feel safe'; superintendent outlines targeted response
Summary
Teachers and students told the ISD622 school board that fear of immigration enforcement has driven hundreds of students to stay home; Superintendent Christine Tucci Osorio described targeted volunteer vetting, bus-stop supervision and a remote-learning menu while urging data-driven, school-by-school responses.
Teachers, students and bilingual liaisons told the North St. Paul–Maplewood–Oakdale ISD622 school board on Tuesday that recent immigration enforcement activity has left families afraid to send children to school and pushed significant numbers of students into remote learning.
"Students and staff do not feel safe," said Yennifer Gomez Bugme, a Spanish culture liaison at Tartan High School, during the public-comment period. She told the board more than 200 Tartan students were not attending and that some families had stayed home for nearly two months out of fear.
Why it matters: Board members and district leaders framed the problem as both a safety concern and a learning disruption. Superintendent Christine Tucci Osorio said the district’s priority is to keep as many students in school as possible while protecting staff and families. "This is far worse... far more stressful and…
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