Federal immigration changes for schools worry Maine parents

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : "Schools have long been sanctuaries -- protected spaces where students can grow, learn, thrive and belong.
58% : After Trump was reelected in November, current school board Chair Sarah Lentz said that it felt important to reaffirm the district's commitment to the safety of immigrant, refugee and undocumented students and families.
55% : Schools are dedicated spaces for learning, support, and community -- not places for immigration enforcement activities," the district wrote in a Nov. 6 newsletter.
52% : Since his inauguration on Monday, Trump has issued several executive orders and policy changes that target new immigration, people who have already immigrated to the U.S. and those who were born here and given citizenship under the 14th Amendment.
50% : PORTLAND'S 'SAFE HAVEN' In March 2017, less than two months after Trump took office for his first term, the Portland school board took up a resolution committing to providing a safe education for immigrant students.
49% : Between the 2021-22 school year and the 2022-23 year, the number of non-English-speaking students enrolled in the district doubled amid a wave of asylum seekers arriving in Maine.
48% : Then-board member Jenna Vindel introduced the item, and said the purpose of the resolution was to affirm the Supreme Court's 1982 ruling in Plyler v. Doe, which said states cannot deny public education to students on the basis of their immigration status.

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