School district officials across Orange County have been preparing for a scenario they haven’t really had to deal with before: what to do if federal immigration enforcement agents show up to one of their schools?
While some have had protocols on the books for such a situation, they have been sharpening up those policies and training staff as students in Orange County start heading back to school after a summer break that saw widespread deportation raids rock the region.
Voice of OC reached out to administrators in five school districts covering Santa Ana, Anaheim, Garden Grove, Costa Mesa and Orange – cities that have strongly felt the impacts of the sweeps and where residents have called on city leaders to step up and support immigrant families…