LAUSD Superintendent Condemns ICE Intimidation Tactics

LAUSD's Commitment to Student Rights

• 🎯 Los Angeles Unified is committed to protecting the rights and opportunities of every child, workforce member, and family, regardless of immigration status.
• 💡 Schools are declared safe places for education and inspiration, not fear and intimidation.
• ✅ Every student has a constitutional right to a free public education of high quality without threat.

Condemnation of ICE Tactics

• ⚠️ Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho condemns the fear-mongering and intimidation tactics being used by ICE.
• 🚌 The presence of federal vans near schools is interpreted as an act of intimidation, potentially leading to self-deportation.
• 🚫 The district stands united with community partners and elected officials, stating "not on our watch" shall people trample over children's rights or be intimidated.

Moral and Professional Responsibility

• 🤝 Many in the LAUSD community are immigrants or children of immigrants, making it a moral and professional responsibility to protect those facing similar challenges today.
• 🗽 The Superintendent uses the metaphor of Lady Liberty to emphasize that such intimidation goes against the core values of being a light for the world.

Public Education and Democracy

• ⚖️ Public education and democracy are described as two sides of the same American coin, with the undermining of one leading to the suffering of the other.
• ✊ LAUSD will not waver from its responsibility of protecting children.