Seattle Schools Emphasize Student Protection Day After Unconfirmed Reports of ICE Activity

After unconfirmed ICE reports prompt sheltering in place, Seattle schools pledges ‘more centralized decision-making’

Seattle teachers, parents, and students remain on edge after unconfirmed reports swirled earlier this week that immigration enforcement officers were operating near several schools.

Several Seattle schools shelter in place due to reported ICE activity

Unconfirmed community reports" of possible U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity led several Seattle public schools to shelter in place and keep students inside Tuesday, district officials said.

Seattle parents and teachers debrief, decompress after ICE scare

At a School Board meeting, teachers and parents explained how shelter-in-place orders — and vague reports of ICE agents near campus — caused palpable stress.

Seattle schools emphasize student protection day after unconfirmed reports of ICE activity

Neighbors and families in South Seattle remained uneasy a day after six Seattle Public Schools (SPS) temporarily placed students under shelter-in-place protocol

ICE concerns trigger safety protocols at Seattle schools

Several Seattle schools sheltered-in-place on Tuesday after unconfirmed community reports of possible Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in nearby neighborhoods.

Seattle Public Schools' statement on Tuesday's ICE rumors

Several readers asked us on Tuesday about some Seattle Public Schools campuses outside West Seattle going into shelter-in-place after rumors of ICE sightings, and they asked us about additional rumors of a possible sighting here, in the Admiral Safeway area, of particular concern since that is just north of West Seattle High School. None of these rumored sightings, in West Seattle or elsewhere, were verified; some regional news outlets reported …