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Board adopts updated policy on school response to immigration enforcement
Summary
Healdsburg Unified trustees adopted an action‑item policy that formalizes state best practices for how staff respond if immigration enforcement appears at school sites, including distribution of "know your rights" materials and reliance on judicial warrants before allowing access.
Healdsburg Unified School District trustees voted to adopt an updated policy formalizing how district staff should respond when immigration enforcement agents appear at school sites.
Superintendent Venuevo presented the action item as a codification of practices the district already follows, saying the policy "memorializes everything we were already doing into a coherent policy that is adopted statewide." He told the board staff trained principals on when to allow access — generally when a judicial warrant exists — and described plans to circulate state‑produced "know your rights" flyers in Spanish and English to families.
The board discussed community concerns about rumors of ICE activity in Sonoma County and staff noted a local partnership with Corazon and rapid‑response observers who document and report incidents. Superintendent Venuevo said the district has been monitoring rumors and working with community organizations to avoid unnecessarily publicizing unverified reports while still getting resources to families who need them.
A trustee moved the policy for adoption and a second followed; the board recorded the motion and the policy passed unanimously. Staff said the district will notify parents that the practice is now memorialized in policy and will continue using targeted outreach (not broad social posts) so families most at risk receive information first.
