Parents and students in Prior Lake are raising concerns about an anti-immigrant social media post a teacher at Jeffers Pond Elementary School allegedly shared on Facebook.
The post was originally made on X, formerly known as Twitter, by a different account, and the teacher allegedly re-shared it in a Facebook group on December 1. The post consists of a photo of a cartoon family hugging each other and the words, “A FAMILY THAT IS DEPORTED TOGETHER STAYS TOGETHER.” The post was shared by a Facebook account with the name, “Brooke Bendorf,” who was identified by some students and parents in the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools district as fourth-grade teacher Brooke Zahn.
“I am the son of an immigrant; my mom was actually deported when I was younger,” Prior Lake High School senior Danny Nong told Sahan Journal. “It hurt a lot, knowing that a teacher had these sentiments.”
Nong was one of three speakers who expressed concern about the post at a recent school board meeting. The post comes as President-elect Donald Trump promises to enforce mass deportations and crack down on other immigration issues when he takes office next month.