California bill would require parents be notified when immigration enforcement is at school

California Passes Bill to Require Schools to Notify Parents of ICE Operations

An emergency bill to require California schools to notify parents and school staff when federal immigration officers are operating in the area passed the state Legislature on Sept. 2. Senate Bill 98—dubbed the Sending Alerts to Families in Education, or SAFE Act—is now waiting to be signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. “With students returning to school, this legislation is more important than ever,” the bill’s author, state Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez, a De…

California lawmakers push to restrict immigration actions at schools and hospitals

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CA bill would require schools to alert parents of immigration agents on campus

Students on the first day of school for San Diego Unified School District. (Photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) California schools would have to create plans for notifying parents and teachers when immigration enforcement is on campus under a bill passed Tuesday by the state Legislature. The bill would also require California State universities and community colleges, and request University of California campuses, to send alerts to students…

Bill would require parents be notified when immigration enforcement is at school

The bill was part of a slate of proposals lawmakers passed in an effort to protect families from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Parents would have to be notified of immigration agents at schools under California bill

California schools would be required to notify parents when federal immigration officers are present on school grounds under a new bill passed by the state legislature on Tuesday. The legislation, titled the Sending Alerts to Families in Education Act, requires K-12 schools, colleges, and universities to issue alerts in the event that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is present. The measure is intended to oppose the Trump administration’s cra…

California bill would require parents be notified when immigration enforcement is at school

The California Legislature has passed a bill requiring schools to create plans for notifying parents and teachers when immigration enforcement is on campus.