Approximately 4.4 million children born in the United States have at least one parent that has not been documented. The Pew Research Center estimates that 733,000 school age children are not documented. Immigration was the focus of the 2024 Trump presidential election. Donald Trump has promised to end a large -scale expulsion and end the citizenship of the right to gain. Teachers and school leaders are thinking about that.
Will expulsion abroad happen?
At present, I don’t know how much rhetoric will be when the Trump administration takes over Washington. In his first term, Viridiana Carrizales, a co -founder and CEO of Immschools, said that Trump was not new to the non -documented community family, as Trump in accordance with the expulsion of overseas expulsion. He states that it is a non -profit organization that trains schools in a way to support immigrants. Student. Her team is leading training to prepare the necessary information and skills when the school leader, teacher, and students have new expulsions.
The biggest problem for teachers is whether any of these raids or execution measures will occur at school. The school has been protected for many years. The Trump administration has stated that the immigration will remove policies that will prevent unrivaled people near other places such as churches, schools, hospitals, funerals and weddings. If the school is not protected, immigration agents can stop parents and children during pickups and drop -off, and parents cannot send their children at all due to fear.
Is this different for each state?
Already, each state has handled a large -scale expulsion request. In Missouri, the members of the Diet paid to the residents to inform the authorities when someone was not documented. Under the Texas State Law (SB 4), state authorities can enforce immigration law at the state level, such as arresting people across the US Mexican border. In 2024, the other state council proposed a bill to implement federal immigration execution using the legal system and punish people who entered the state without legal status. Depending on the state, people without documents may live under the protection law, harmful laws, or laws (now).
The teacher is worried.
We have stated by one teacher posted on the teacher’s help line: If so, what might look like? If you can share it. ”
The teacher answered his concerns:
Jennifer L writes as follows, in response to the announcement that Missouri members are considering paying $ 1,000 for each immigration they have submitted. At least one student who regards it as a payday. ”
April has shared the experience of the Trump administration before a large -scale meat packing and an industrial employer. After the raid, the students were placed with older brothers and families, and some were expelled as foster parents or abroad. “The best thing you can do is to have a pre -established relationship, as they know that you are a safe person you should come.”
Another teacher remembered when the attack occurred in 2016. Her school cooperated with his family to create a telephone tree that can be used to quickly share the attack information and warning. Fortunately, nothing happened, but I felt cooperative in anticipation of the possible raids.
ESL teacher Jodi O. said the school would be a safe space. “The school should be a” sensitive place “, and students cannot take them away unless they are extraordinary. Ferpa also hinders us from providing personal information about students. ”
So, what should teachers know how to handle immigration policies when they affect schools and students?
First, we know the rights and protection of the students.
Carrizales recommends the federal government’s policies and protections and the policies that are already implemented in your district. Family and students have the right to go to school. By knowing these rights, teachers defend their families, and if they demand information or actions that are contrary to federal law, they are ready to push them back.
Credit: Viridiana Carrizales, Immschools
In addition to doing the right thing, the teacher also wants to avoid the risk of the students unintentionally. “I know that the students have the legal and federal rights of the federal government and know that it may be the difference between being supported by support and being exposed to risk,” says Carrizales. 。
Use Ferpa.
All teachers need to know that Ferpa, a federal privacy law, hinders schools and teachers from providing students. Even if the federal formula demands information, the school cannot provide information without following the FERPA protocol.
Please talk about it.
Talk about how to deal with potential scenarios in your school. What happens if an immigration person appears in the middle of the day? What happens if my child’s parents don’t come to pick them up after school? How can you explain the threat of expulsion of abroad to students? Planning these situations can help you respond in a supportive and intended way.
Prepare students.
Elderly student teachers can teach students what to look for when the federal officials come to their doors, and how to talk to the federal officials. The students have a different English phrase, knowing the differences between various types of officials (local police compared to immigration officers) and how various types of warrants look like. It helps to make the right decision.
Credit: Viridiana Carrizales, Immschools
Become a trusted person.
With all the students, Carrizales recommends building trust between parents and students, so parents are regarded as reliable schools. We will cooperate with counselors and school social workers to respond to students and family concerns.
K-12 teachers and resources for schools
I am grateful to the Child Defense Fund for this comprehensive list. For more information, see their website.
January 2025, resources from AFT, NILC, and CLASP
These fact seats provide information on how to protect the student’s privacy, limit the execution of ice, and support students and families affected by execution.
January 2025 Resource
In December 2024, the Century Foundation explained how to take action to protect immigrants. In August 2018, the legal authority of NILC’s “sanctuary” school policy provides the background of school rights related to immigration students and family, and provides guidance to create sanctuary policy in school settings. Masu. Promoting a safe and secure learning environment for everyone: Guidance and model policy, California DOJ, California, December 2024, California, California guide. Information and resources necessary to keep all students a safe and welcome environment and protect the rights and privacy of students and their families. Immigration at school, Maldef, January 2025, PlylerV. Mexican American legal defense and educational funding for immigration execution at public schools related to DOE. The Safe Zone Resource Folder IMMSCHOOLS resource folder for the Immschools school district has information on the safe zone policy for school ice agents, and resources for summoning and warrations.
