A group of Texas lawmakers has urged the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to provide clear guidance to school districts on how to handle potential federal immigration enforcement actions on school grounds. The call comes after the Trump administration revoked a policy that previously restricted immigration arrests on school property.
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The Mexican American Legislative Caucus sent a letter to Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath calling on the department to provide direction to school districts on protecting student records, establishing procedures for interacting with immigration authorities and providing mental health resources for anxious and fearful students.
Although the Trump administration has now rolled the sensitive locations policy back, two long-standing federal protections remain in place: the U.S. Supreme Court’s Plyler v. Doe ruling and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA. Those protections override any policy memo that immigration officers follow, according to New York-based immigration rights attorney Brad Bernstein.
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