Schools no longer protected from immigration enforcement. Prepare your kids.

[Anonymous]

Immigrant parents and those with children who are POC, prepare them for how to stay safe and get reunited with you afterwards. Consider sending your kids to school with photocopies of their BC or passport. And if your kids are too little to remember important info, get them an ID bracelet. Give older kids an ACLU card that tells them what they don’t have to do if questioned by LEOs.

Even if your kid is White or White-presenting, they will be emotionally impacted.

My school is suspending rollout of our cellphone lock up system in response to the anticipated ICE raids in our region. Parents won’t send their kids if they have no way to reach them if a raid starts.

[Anonymous]

This is so horrifying and cruel. I’m in an elementary with littles. I cannot imagine them coming in to our school. I worry if their parents are picked up and the kids go home to an empty house. It is so cold out.

[Anonymous]

Presumably teachers won't try to stop kids from leaving school if they hear of a raid.

Do we know what MCPS is telling teachers? Are they going to be reminding kids what they do and don't have to do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Presumably teachers won't try to stop kids from leaving school if they hear of a raid.

Do we know what MCPS is telling teachers? Are they going to be reminding kids what they do and don't have to do?

I am OP and a teacher.

We received guidance on what to do last week before the protections were rescinded. I hope new info is coming.

[Anonymous]

Cite your sources.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Immigrant parents and those with children who are POC, prepare them for how to stay safe and get reunited with you afterwards. Consider sending your kids to school with photocopies of their BC or passport. And if your kids are too little to remember important info, get them an ID bracelet. Give older kids an ACLU card that tells them what they don’t have to do if questioned by LEOs.

Even if your kid is White or White-presenting, they will be emotionally impacted.

My school is suspending rollout of our cellphone lock up system in response to the anticipated ICE raids in our region. Parents won’t send their kids if they have no way to reach them if a raid starts.

Parents won’t send their kids to school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Immigrant parents and those with children who are POC, prepare them for how to stay safe and get reunited with you afterwards. Consider sending your kids to school with photocopies of their BC or passport. And if your kids are too little to remember important info, get them an ID bracelet. Give older kids an ACLU card that tells them what they don’t have to do if questioned by LEOs.

Even if your kid is White or White-presenting, they will be emotionally impacted.

My school is suspending rollout of our cellphone lock up system in response to the anticipated ICE raids in our region. Parents won’t send their kids if they have no way to reach them if a raid starts.

So ya’ll are stopping a program rollout that benefits that entire school community because of fear of something that isn’t guaranteed to happened?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Immigrant parents and those with children who are POC, prepare them for how to stay safe and get reunited with you afterwards. Consider sending your kids to school with photocopies of their BC or passport. And if your kids are too little to remember important info, get them an ID bracelet. Give older kids an ACLU card that tells them what they don’t have to do if questioned by LEOs.

Even if your kid is White or White-presenting, they will be emotionally impacted.

My school is suspending rollout of our cellphone lock up system in response to the anticipated ICE raids in our region. Parents won’t send their kids if they have no way to reach them if a raid starts.

So ya’ll are stopping a program rollout that benefits that entire school community because of fear of something that isn’t guaranteed to happened?

It doesn’t benefit the whole community if it puts some kids at risk.

I make my kids wear seatbelts and look both ways when cross the street because of something that isn’t guaranteed to happen. It’s a bare minimum for decent parenting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Immigrant parents and those with children who are POC, prepare them for how to stay safe and get reunited with you afterwards. Consider sending your kids to school with photocopies of their BC or passport. And if your kids are too little to remember important info, get them an ID bracelet. Give older kids an ACLU card that tells them what they don’t have to do if questioned by LEOs.

Even if your kid is White or White-presenting, they will be emotionally impacted.

My school is suspending rollout of our cellphone lock up system in response to the anticipated ICE raids in our region. Parents won’t send their kids if they have no way to reach them if a raid starts.

So ya’ll are stopping a program rollout that benefits that entire school community because of fear of something that isn’t guaranteed to happened?

It doesn’t benefit the whole community if it puts some kids at risk.

I make my kids wear seatbelts and look both ways when cross the street because of something that isn’t guaranteed to happen. It’s a bare minimum for decent parenting.

Reducing cell phone use in schools and this distraction and disruption at school does benefit the entire school community. That in and of itself is not putting kids at risk of ICE raids or missing school. Parent decisions are doing the later. Why would we stop rollout of a program intended to benefit EDUCATION because we are worried some might not send their kids to school, the place of education. Education is the primary purpose of the school and school district.

[Anonymous]

Thank you, OP!

[Anonymous]

I'm in a very diverse school with a lot of people who could be targeted and worried for those kids and my own kids witnessing this. And it's an added challenge for the teachers with already hard jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Immigrant parents and those with children who are POC, prepare them for how to stay safe and get reunited with you afterwards. Consider sending your kids to school with photocopies of their BC or passport. And if your kids are too little to remember important info, get them an ID bracelet. Give older kids an ACLU card that tells them what they don’t have to do if questioned by LEOs.

Even if your kid is White or White-presenting, they will be emotionally impacted.

My school is suspending rollout of our cellphone lock up system in response to the anticipated ICE raids in our region. Parents won’t send their kids if they have no way to reach them if a raid starts.

So ya’ll are stopping a program rollout that benefits that entire school community because of fear of something that isn’t guaranteed to happened?

It doesn’t benefit the whole community if it puts some kids at risk.

I make my kids wear seatbelts and look both ways when cross the street because of something that isn’t guaranteed to happen. It’s a bare minimum for decent parenting.

Reducing cell phone use in schools and this distraction and disruption at school does benefit the entire school community. That in and of itself is not putting kids at risk of ICE raids or missing school. Parent decisions are doing the later. Why would we stop rollout of a program intended to benefit EDUCATION because we are worried some might not send their kids to school, the place of education. Education is the primary purpose of the school and school district.

Because even non-immigrant parents worry about the physical and emotional safety of their children in the event of something as chaotic as armed men dragging classmates out of their school building. If you wouldn’t want to reach your child or your child wouldn’t want to reach you, your family is dysfunctional.

[Anonymous]

Moderator - are you going to verify this post?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Immigrant parents and those with children who are POC, prepare them for how to stay safe and get reunited with you afterwards. Consider sending your kids to school with photocopies of their BC or passport. And if your kids are too little to remember important info, get them an ID bracelet. Give older kids an ACLU card that tells them what they don’t have to do if questioned by LEOs.

Even if your kid is White or White-presenting, they will be emotionally impacted.

My school is suspending rollout of our cellphone lock up system in response to the anticipated ICE raids in our region. Parents won’t send their kids if they have no way to reach them if a raid starts.

This has nothing to do with race as white children can be here illegally and be deported. You are dreaming if you think this only impacts POC and are racist.

Get your child a cellular watch if they are taking phones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Moderator - are you going to verify this post?

It does sound fake.