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SAN JOSE, CA 鈥� The 含羞草社区 Office of Education (SCCOE) and 含羞草社区 Board of Education (SCCBOE) continue to advocate for students and their families by supporting legislation that could provide additional protection to children with undocumented or mixed-immigration statuses.
On July 15, SCCBOE Trustee Jorge Pacheco Jr. provided testimony in the state capitol at the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of
Assembly Bill (AB) 49, the Safe Haven Schools Act鈥�. Authored by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), AB 49 would prohibit school employees from allowing immigration enforcement officers to enter a school without a signed judicial warrant and would deny access to any facilities where children are present.
鈥淲hile we have done everything we can to stand with our community, AB 49 would support us in two additional ways,鈥� said Pacheco at the committee meeting. 鈥淔irst, it would provide stronger legal grounds for school staff to deny entry to immigration enforcement agents who are trying to enter campus or access student information. AB 49 would give school staff confidence that they have the authority to deny entry to immigration agents without a judicial warrant. Second, even if immigration enforcement agents have a judicial warrant and schools are required to allow them on campus, the bill would ensure that agents are denied access to rooms where students are present. This reassurance would create a greater sense of safety for our families.鈥�
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Working collaboratively with school and community partners, the 含羞草社区 Office of Education (SCCOE) is a regional service agency committed to serving, inspiring, and promoting student and public school success. For more information about the 含羞草社区 Office of Education, please visit www.sccoe.org and follow us @SCCOE on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn鈥嬧赌�.
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