MEDIA ADVISORY: California Education Leaders to President Trump: We Will Protect Immigrant Students from Discrimination and Attack

MEDIA ADVISORY
March 21, 2017
California Education Leaders to President Trump:
We Will Protect Immigrant Students from Discrimination and Attack
Local School Districts Support Challenge to Arbitrary 'Sanctuary Jurisdictions' Executive Order


WHAT: Representatives from the San Diego Unified School District, Sweetwater Union High School District, San Diego Community College District, and Southwestern Community College will hold a press conference to announce their signing of an amicus brief on behalf of schools and educators supporting Santa Clara County's challenge to President Trump's executive order targeting sanctuary jurisdictions. The school districts will also assert their commitment to protect their student's civil rights, regardless of immigration status.

As President Trump threatens to retaliate against certain jurisdictions who refuse to coordinate with federal law enforcement to identify, surveil, detain and deport undocumented immigrants, education leaders across California have come together to send a strong message: Leave our students and their families alone.

SPEAKERS: Richard Barrera, President, San Diego Unified School Board of Trustees
Sylvia Torres-Guillen, Director of Education Equity for ACLU of California

WHEN: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: Eugene Brucker Education Center 4100 Normal St., 92103 (In front of main entrance to the building.)


Media Contact: Isabella McNeil, San Diego Unified School District, 619-341-2343 Imcneil@Sandi.net<mailto:Imcneil@Sandi.net>


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