CHICAGO (WGN) — Members of the Chicago Teachers Union and employees with Chicago Public Schools gathered on Wednesday to determine a plan to prepare students’ families for potential ICE raids and educate them on their rights.
“I have no idea if there will be tanks in the neighborhoods tomorrow. I have no idea if people are going to show up with rifles strapped to their back,” CTU President Stacey Davis Gates said. “That’s the thing about this right now—that it’s terrible to lead [right now] because you have no idea. You would have never thought, because how in the hell is this happening?”
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According to the CTU, members at CPS schools will be handing out “Know Your Rights” materials during student drop-off and pick-up on Friday, and they have also held virtual trainings for parents on constitutional protections.
CTU officials also said they will be posting watch teams around schools to be on the lookout for ICE activity…