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Trustees approve mobile‑device and immigration‑response policies; one trustee dissents on immigration policy
Summary
The board approved BP 5131.8 (mobile communication devices) and BP/AR 1445 (response to immigration enforcement). Trustee Emmanuel Mejia voted against BP/AR 1445; Trustee Eleanor Torres was not present for several votes.
The Rio School District Board approved updated governance policies at the Feb. 18 meeting. Trustees voted to adopt Board Policy 5131.8 on mobile communication devices; the motion carried with Trustees Kristine Anderson, Felix Eisenhauer, Alesia Martin and Emmanuel Mejia recorded as voting yes and Trustee Eleanor Torres noted as not present for the vote.
On BP/AR 1445, the district’s policy on responses to immigration enforcement, the board approved the item by recorded roll call with Trustees Anderson, Eisenhauer and Martin voting yes and Trustee Mejia voting no; Trustee Torres was not present for the vote. The minutes record the motions and the vote tallies; the board indicated the immigration‑response policy will be part of administrative practice and will be implemented consistent with state and federal law.
