Board adopts rules for how schools respond to federal immigration officials

What happened

On November 11 the board gave final approval to updated state-required policies on student records and on relations with federal immigration officials. Under the rules, the district does not collect immigration or citizenship status, and staff must send any immigration official to the superintendent or the assistant superintendent.

Why it matters to families

Families will want to know what happens if immigration officials come to a school. The policy sets one contact person, limits access to student records without consent or a judge's order, and says the district is committed to protecting students' immigration status.

The evidence

The November 11 minutes record a motion to approve policies JRA/JRC (student records), KLG (relations with state and federal agencies) and KLG-R (relations with federal immigration officials) for second reading and final vote, as amended, passing 5-0. The board had met with its attorney about these policies in executive session on October 14. The KLG-R text in the packet names the superintendent as the designated employee and the assistant superintendent as the alternate.

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