Detroit superintendent: 'ICE isn't allowed in our schools'
Detroit — The superintendent of Detroit's schools is reassuring parents and teachers that the district won't allow immigration agents access to schools or campuses.
The Detroit Public Schools Community District is committed to protecting students' right to an education regardless of their or their family's immigration status, Superintended Nikolai Vitti said.
"School personnel have been directed not to allow any officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol or other federal immigration enforcement agencies access to our school buildings or grounds, school events, or information about our students," Vitti said in a recent letter to parents.
The establishment of a Sanctuary District Policy, passed by the school board in August, comes weeks after a massive immigration raid in Mississippi led to the arrests of hundreds of immigrants. About 150 students were absent from the second day of school in Mississippi districts after the raids.
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