Minneapolis Public Schools will be offering families the opportunity to attend class remotely as federal immigration authorities expand operations in the city.
Schools were already closed Thursday and Friday due to safety concerns after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old mom Renee Nicole Good during an immigration operation Wednesday.
About an hour away in St. Cloud, school officials said parents are worried about attending next week’s parent-teacher conferences with so many ICE agents in the area — some right outside the school building.
“Many parents do not feel safe coming to our schools because of the fear of being taken away from their schools, their homes, and their workplaces,” said Chris Erickson, a media specialist who is on leave while serving as president of the district’s teachers union.
In Bloomington, a suburb to Minneapolis’ south, teachers union president Wendy Marczak said it’s difficult for students to learn “when ICE is stalking your schools.”
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Some families have stopped sending their kids to school, she said.
“ICE agents deliberately wait outside the school building during drop-off and pickup times, trying to catch parents and take them away,” Marczak said. “The consequences of those actions are devastating.
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Everyone is scared and angry. Teachers feel helpless to protect their students. Students are not coming to school. Learning is being lost.”
With Post wires
