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Parents press Elizabeth Board for answers after reports of ICE near schools and alleged bullying
Summary
Multiple parents told the board they saw immigration agents near school grounds and described a school principal saying she would allow ICE through the building; another parent said her daughter was bullied and later attempted suicide, requesting an emergency review and clearer communication from district leaders.
Parents brought two urgent issues to the Elizabeth Board of Education on Jan. 22: allegations that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had been near school grounds and an account from a parent who said repeated bullying led to her child’s hospitalization.
"For nearly four hours I have been contacting you for over six months," Jennifer, a PTO vice president at School 50, told the board. She said a principal told parents she would open the doors if ICE arrived and that the principal later nodded while parents reported seeing ICE in an adjacent parking lot. "No notification was sent to parents, no transparency was…
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