The article discusses the additional burdens placed on teachers due to the threat of ICE agents entering schools, adding to their responsibilities of lesson planning, grading, and ensuring student safety from gun violence. With long-standing issues like teacher shortages and federal government interference in educational spaces, it raises concerns about how these political conflicts affect students' learning and well-being. The author praises New York City's proactive measures but emphasizes that such preparations should not be necessary, questioning the overall implications for children in politically charged environments.
Expecting teachers to face down federal agents is both unrealistic and, sadly, likely to drive more educators from the field.
The country faces an alarming teacher shortage, and adding the threat of ICE raids complicates teachers' already burdensome responsibilities.
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