"Many schools across the Bay Area and the state have already designated their campuses as safe havens from immigration activity and reassured families that they would not allow immigration officers on campus or release student data without a warrant. But educators in the Los Angeles Unified School District demanded more aggressive protections for immigrant families and district leaders heeded their call - beginning the new academic year with unprecedented policies to protect children and their families."
"According to the L.A. Times, the district, which serves about 400,000 students, has partnered with local organizations and volunteers to set up safe-passage networks to ensure families can get to school with less exposure to immigration agents. The district is also utilizing school police, contractors and volunteers to serve as immigration scouts who will alert campuses of any nearby enforcement activity."
As students return to school, leaders face increased immigration enforcement risks after the Trump administration removed the "sensitive locations" protection. Many Bay Area schools designated campuses as safe havens and promised not to allow immigration officers on campus or release student data without a warrant. Los Angeles Unified implemented more aggressive protections, creating safe-passage networks, using school police and volunteers as immigration scouts, and offering a donor-supported compassion fund, food aid for families in hiding, legal referrals, family preparedness guides and online schooling options. Bay Area districts have largely not implemented similarly expansive measures.
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