Sacramento Bee: Sacramento City Unified School
District trustees voted unanimously Thursday, Dec. 8, to declare district schools “safe
havens” that protect students against
deportation and hate speech.
The resolution is a response
to the “intolerant rhetoric made over the course of the 2016 presidential race”
and reports of increased hate speech at district schools, according to the
document.
The three-page resolution
specifies that immigration officials cannot enter campuses without written
permission of the superintendent and that the district will restrict sharing of
student files that could help determine the legal status of students. It also
calls for activities on all campuses to promote tolerance and urges investments
in programs to promote the “values of a multicultural society.”
Los Angeles, the
nation’s second-largest school system sent a message to President-elect Donald
Trump: Los Angeles’ public schools will continue to be “safe zones” for
students in the U.S. illegally.
The Los Angeles Board
of Education voted to approve a resolution reaffirming L.A.
Unified’s current policy, which directs school staff members not to
allow federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents onto school
campuses unless their visit has been approved by the superintendent and the
district’s lawyers. Board members also seconded a policy that protects the
immigration information and identities of students, family members
and school staff.
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