Local public schools are hosting know-your-rights sessions and re-training staff on what to do if immigration officers show up.
New York City public schools are hosting several “know your rights” training sessions for immigrant families and staff ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration and promised “mass deportation” plan.
“In this time of change, we understand that many in our community may be feeling anxious or uncertain,” Emma Vadehra, deputy chancellor for operations and finance and chief operating officer of the public school system, wrote in the email. “As always, our focus remains on ensuring that our students are receiving the highest quality education, and that schools remain safe spaces that are welcoming, inclusive and supportive.
“Our schools are safe harbors for our children and nothing has changed in terms of how we operate,” Nicole Brownstein, a public school spokesperson, said in a statement. “We do not permit non-NYC law enforcement agents, including ICE, to enter schools except when absolutely required by law — and we do not ask families to disclose, nor do we track, immigration status.”
Naveed Hassan, parent leader at P.S. 145 on the Upper West Side, is planning to propose a resolution in the Panel for Education Policy, a local advisory group, reaffirming that schools will serve students regardless of immigration status, and reiterating that schools will follow current immigration enforcement rules.
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