Española Schools Face Union Complaint After Directive to Collect Students' Immigration Information

Española schools face union complaint after directive to collect students' immigration information

NEA-New Mexico said the complaint was to stop the district from asking for residency status of ACT exam takers, which it has since done.

Española school ordered teachers to delete student immigration data during inquiry, union alleges • Source New Mexico

The entrance to Española Valley High School in an undated photo. The union representing Española teachers filed a labor complaint related to an effort to collect, and later delate, student immigration data at the high school. (Photo courtesy EVHS)The union representing teachers at an Española high school has filed a complaint with the state labor board, alleging the school committed an unfair labor practice when it asked teachers to collect — an…