Parent urges Lebanon School Board to issue statement after county 287(g) agreement

Michael B., a Lebanon parent who identified his address during public comment, urged the Lebanon School Board to provide reassurance and support to students whose family members have been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He asked specifically how the district would respond to a recently signed 287(g) agreement between the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office and ICE, signed about two weeks before his remarks.

"I'm here to ask two questions to the board," Michael B. said, citing that School Resource Officers in the district are deputies from the county sheriff and asking how the district will address the agreement and reassure students and families. He said that roughly 3,000 Hispanic children attend the district and that he has observed people detained at the General Sessions Court who he believes are community members connected to students.

The public-comment rules were read before his remarks: speakers were limited to three minutes and the board reserved the right not to respond immediately. Michael B. concluded by asking the board to "put out an official statement regarding how they will handle these new developments in Wilson County to best support the students of all ethnicities and skin color and the families that they go home to."

The transcript does not record an immediate response from the board or a commitment to issue a statement in the meeting minutes provided. The public-comment period and rules were administered by board staff prior to the comment, and the board later proceeded to routine agenda items.

Next steps: the transcript does not show a formal board reply or motion tied to the comment; the board may address the request at a later meeting or via written statement from district leadership. The district’s formal response (if any) was not recorded in the provided segments.