SF school board weighs in on sanctuary city policy

09-23-2009

Blog by Jill Tucker/San Francisco Chronicle

The San Francisco school board jumped into the city's illegal immigrant debate Tuesday night, officially chastising city officials for reporting "undocumented students" to immigration and customs officials. The approved resolution, sponsored by board President Kim-Shree Maufas and board member Jane Kim, calls on the elected officials to amend a city ordinance so that youth receive "due process in juvenile court" before they are referred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "The Board of Education of the San Francisco Unified School District believes that reporting a student's immigration status to ICE may create a chilling effect on access to public education in the City and County of San Francisco, deterring some parents from sending their children to school for fear that their children may be prosecuted by ICE and deported." (more...)

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