School districts, universities, and state education leaders across the country are preparing schools for the incoming Trump administration, including efforts to protect illegal immigrant children.
Many school districts are focusing efforts to increase protections for immigrant students and families. This includes mandatory teacher training on what to do if immigration officers arrive at schools and new rules banning immigration officers from attending in the first place. Other districts are preparing measures to guarantee funding if President-elect Trump cuts funding.
“We will not allow any law enforcement agency to take any type of immigration action against students or their families in our care,” Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said at a news conference Monday.
Carvalho has pledged to use all available legal options to protect illegal immigrants attending schools in the area, according to local reports.
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Shortly after Trump was elected last November, the district’s governing board passed a resolution prohibiting district employees from voluntarily complying with immigration authorities, including sharing information about students’ immigration status. The resolution includes teacher training to teach educators the appropriate way to respond to law enforcement.
Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho and members of the LAUSD Board of Trustees. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
“Be prepared to deal with misinformation. “Be prepared and prepared to deal with anything Washington may do.” said LAUSD Board Member Monica Garcia.
Some locations also offer training for immigrant students and families. The Edmonds School District in Washington planned “Know Your Rights Sessions” led by local Mexican consulate officials for immigrants in the community.
The event was later canceled due to backlash, but the event’s official flyer stated that the Mexican consulate was working with community members on “how to prepare for immigration raids and your individual rights when approached, detained or imprisoned by police or immigration.” He said he would share it. agents.”
Portland Public Schools, Oregon’s largest school district, passed a resolution earlier this month to designate itself as a shelter school for undocumented students. According to the updated resolution, employees still cannot share a student’s immigration status without parental consent. And the district said it would not allow immigration officials to enter school buildings beyond the offices.
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Nicole Neily, president and founder of the nonprofit Parent Defense Education (PDE), said “without a doubt” the increase in illegal immigration has placed a negative burden on schools and not helped them. She said she would not tolerate the incoming administration ignoring the school’s policies.
“Given the poor level of civic education in America, it is no surprise that administrators operate under the false perception that they are above the law. But we need to know that after January 20th, the incoming administration will not look favorably on these violations,” Neily said.
Nicole Neily, co-founder of Parents Defending Education, speaks at a Parents’ rally at the Capitol on November 16, 2021. (Fox News)
In addition to taking steps to defy federal immigration authorities, some schools are preparing for funding cuts. President Trump has hinted he may disband the Department of Education and has said in the past that he would strip federal funding from schools that do not follow the law.
Richmond Public Schools in Virginia plans to defund students’ lunches amid concerns that the Trump administration could repeal the Community Eligibility Provision, a program that helps students pay for meals.
New Jersey is ending its requirement to test basic reading and writing skills for teachers.
“We have delivered millions of meals throughout the pandemic,” said Superintendent Jason Kamras. “So, if we need to, we’ll have to figure this out too.”
In California, State Superintendent Tony Thurmond said his school system was “prepared to introduce legislation to ensure funding for California schools and California education” in case President Trump repeals the law.
Tony Thurmond, candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction, speaks to the San Francisco Chronicle on March 22, 2018 in San Francisco, California. (Liz Hafalia/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
Universities are also taking steps to protect international students from possible deportation under Trump, and some have encouraged students from abroad to return to campus ahead of Trump’s inauguration later this month. They also provided resources for students who were not natural born citizens.
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“The travel ban is likely to take effect immediately after Trump’s inauguration,” Cornell University’s Office of Global Learning said in a message to students after Trump’s election.
