"For the first time since President Trump's immigration crackdown began last year, ICE is set to open a school inside one of its detention centers: the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, one of the largest detention centers in the country. The school will be run by Stride, Inc., a virtual education company, but the job postings for teachers state they will all be working on-site, according to reporting by Whitney Curry Wimbish for The American Prospect."
"The move is likely an attempt to meet the requirements of the 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement, which requires the federal government to provide food, water, clothing, medical care, and education to children 17 and younger held in immigration detention. The law also requires these children be transferred to a licensed, nonsecure child care facility after 20 days in detention. ICE detention centers do not meet those criteria, even with a school in place."
ICE will open a school inside the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, to be operated by Stride, Inc., a virtual education company. Stride posted multiple on-site job listings requiring Spanish fluency for roles including principal, elementary and secondary teachers, counselor, administrative assistant, and special education compliance coordinator. One posting explicitly states a new school site is opening at an ICE detention facility in Dilley. The action appears intended to address obligations under the 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement, which mandates care, education, and transfer of children to licensed, nonsecure facilities after 20 days. ICE facilities do not meet Flores transfer criteria.
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