Parents, teachers and mental-health professionals urge Woodburn board to bar ICE from school buildings without a warrant

At the Woodburn School District board meeting this evening, parents, teachers and community mental-health providers urged the board to tighten district policy KNAR so that federal immigration officers may not enter any school building, including offices, without a judicial warrant.

Why it matters: Speakers said recent enforcement actions in other cities have shown officers entering campus grounds and, in some accounts, exposing students to violence and chemical agents. Commenters pressed the board to clarify protocols, require off-campus contact unless a warrant is presented, and adopt immediate notification and lockdown procedures to protect students and staff.

Several speakers gave detailed, personal accounts and proposals. Tony Salm, a public commenter, said the district’s existing language is inadequate and asked the board to "amend policy KNAR to make it clear that immigration officers, absent a judicial…