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Senate advances bill requiring schools to adopt immigration‑protocol policies after South Burlington incident
Summary
The Vermont Senate amended and ordered S227 to third reading after senators heard testimony and floor reports urging schools to adopt model immigration‑protocols that limit collection of immigration status, require a judicial warrant before admitting law enforcement into non‑public areas, and designate school resources for affected families.
The Vermont Senate on Friday advanced S227, a bill that would require schools to adopt state model policies aimed at shielding students and families from immigration enforcement actions on campus.
Sen. Rahm Hinsdale, reporting for the Senate Education Committee, said the bill’s purpose is “to secure the right of every child to equal access to a free public education and to a school that is safe from intimidation and fear regardless of immigration status.” He described how a chaotic enforcement incident in South Burlington the previous day — involving federal immigration officers identified by a small decal and accompanied by state and local law enforcement — reinforced the need for the measures.
“What I saw shook me to my core,” Hinsdale said, describing seeing officers in plain clothes wearing tactical vests and, he said, “many of…
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