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Students, teachers urge TUSD to adopt clearer protocols, trainings after ICE sightings near schools
Summary
Students and educators told the Tucson Unified School District governing board they fear immigration enforcement near bus stops and school areas and asked the district to develop age-appropriate trainings, clearer staff procedures and better communications; the board asked staff to draft expanded outreach and consider additional bus service for Pueblo High School.
Students, teachers and community members told the Tucson Unified School District governing board on March 10 that immigration-enforcement activity near schools is creating widespread fear and disrupting attendance.
"My name is Jessica Ramirez. I'm a senior at Pueblo High School," student Jessica Ramirez told the board, asking the district for "age-appropriate presentations" and resources so students know their rights and what to do if they encounter immigration authorities. Several Pueblo students said they rely on city buses to get to school and described seeing ICE agents at bus stops, calling that presence a major safety concern for families who use public transit.
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