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Board adopts edits to immigrant-response policy, changing discretionary language to required referrals
Summary
Trustees approved second-reading edits to district policy that change several provisions from 'may' to 'shall,' directing the superintendent or designee to refer students and families to resources while preserving family choice to decline services.
The Franklin-McKinley School District Board approved second-reading updates to a policy described in meeting materials as the district’s "response to immigration enforcement" policy, adopting edits that replace discretionary language ('may') with mandatory language ('shall') in several places.
Trustee Rodriguez presented the edits and said the changes "add strength to our board policy so that we can make sure that we protect the rights of our immigrants," while clarifying that families would still have the option to decline recommended resources. Board member Cooper asked whether the change would require paid training for staff; Superintendent Cruz said the trainings cited are offered by nonprofit organizations at no cost to the district and mainly affect scheduling and recordkeeping.
Superintendent Cruz read the specific edits into the record, including language that the superintendent or designee "shall refer a student or the student's family members to other resources." The board moved, seconded and voted to adopt the revisions at the second reading.
The policy edits were approved as part of agenda item 7.01; the board did not attach additional fiscal requests specific to training during the vote.
