Tensions are high in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where some families say the school board is ignoring their concerns about increased U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the community.
At a heated meeting on Thursday night, community members called out administrators by name and demanded action.
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Accusations made against Elizabeth High School principal
While the frustrations are district-wide, a large portion of the complaints surround Elizabeth High School, where students allege the principal threatened discipline against students who joined a demonstration against ICE earlier this month.
“It got really bad when the kids wanted to protest against ICE. My daughter was telling me that they were making posters, at their own time, at the lunch. They weren’t interrupting anybody. They were doing it in their own space and that he started threatening them, telling them that ICE was going to come and get them,” one parent said…