Fort Worth ISD community members call for policy to protect students from ICE raids
“In Fort Worth ISD, we don’t care where a student is from. We care that they are safe and they can read,” one parent told the school board.
Fort Worth ISD community members want the district to implement a local policy to prepare staff for potential ICE raids at schools and to ease students' concerns over safety. Here's what we know, and what relevant policies are in place:
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MMR vaccination rates have dipped so low in Tarrant County that a third of schools are at risk of a measles outbreak. It's a particularly big problem in FWISD. (By health reporter Ciara McCarthy, who isn't on Bsky yet.)
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