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Superintendents tell House panel S.227 should pair statewide guidance with local flexibility to protect students
Summary
Superintendents and the Vermont Superintendents Association told the House Education Committee that S.227’s immigration-protocol requirements should be implemented through clear state guidance, training, and administrative procedures so districts can support students without exposing schools to unfunded mandates or privacy risks.
Chelsea Myers, executive director of the Vermont Superintendents Association, and two superintendents told the House Education Committee on April 8 that S.227, which would establish immigration-related protocols for Vermont schools, must be written to ensure children can access public education “safely and without fear.”
Myers said the association’s testimony draws on district experience and implementation lessons from policies such as behavioral threat assessment, arguing the bill should clearly distinguish what belongs in school board policy from what belongs in administrative procedures to avoid implementation delays. "So the language that's here actually is language that... is our recommendation on the way on the easiest way to secure access," she said.
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