As the Trump administration intensifies immigration enforcement, teachers are responding to the emotional crises faced by multilingual learners whose families are forced to flee to avoid deportation. Items like signed T-shirts and heartfelt letters serve as vital keepsakes for these students, who often leave with minimal warning. Educators, such as Joanna Schwartz in Philadelphia, are challenging enough educational battles while offering psychological support, utilizing their skills to provide transitional objects that foster a sense of connection amidst trauma.
A T-shirt bearing a school emblem meant to remind a newcomer how much they were loved in a place they once called home.
Such scenes are unfolding throughout the country as the Trump administration ratchets up immigration arrests and removals and opens schools to enforcement actions.
Teachers are left fumbling for the right words to say or gift to give a child under extreme stress.
Schwartz uses her prior training as a therapist to help kids through these toughest of moments.
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