The Phoenix Union High School District has posted a video online educating students and families about their rights when encountering Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
In the video posted last week to the district’s social media accounts, Governing Board President Francisco Pastor-Rivera says anyone coming into contact with federal authorities should stay calm and not interfere with an arrest.
Pastor-Rivera also reiterated the district’s commitment to the security of students.
“Our school board has officially declared our campuses as safe zones and we will not share any private student or family information illegally," he said.
He says those worried about attending class in-person during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown have the option to enroll into the Phoenix Digital Academy.
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The multi-year grant will allow the Union Elementary School District to have a psychologist at each of its four campuses. It’s the only Arizona school district to receive the funds from the U.S. Department of Education. -
Supporters of dueling ballot measures to either drastically scale back Arizona’s ballooning school voucher program or tweak it are intensifying efforts ahead of a July 3 petition deadline. -
Arizonans will get to decide whether to add voter ID requirements to state elections, keep transgender children out of peer’s bathrooms and more in November, as lawmakers passed a series of last minute ballot measures. -
Republican state lawmakers made a last-ditch effort to hijack efforts to rein in ESAs on Friday, after a deal with the teacher’s union fell through. -
House Republican leaders have agreed to impose some new limits on the use of school vouchers in exchange for education advocates scrapping a more far-reaching measure to rein in the school choice program.
