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De Jesus Alejandre told of high school students giving each other shopping tips, pulling up pictures on their phones to teach other students how to differentiate between parsley and cilantro when shopping.

“While these young people demonstrate enormous strength and courage, ‘parentification’ of children is also associated with higher levels of risky behaviors as young people seek less-than-healthy coping mechanisms to deal with the enormous pressure to take care of their families,” de Jesus Alejandre said.

Their parents, she added, often grappled with guilt over burdening their children with these responsibilities.

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A city blanketed in fear: Accountability Commission hears shocking testimony about ICE

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The third public meeting focused on health, education, public safety and economic issues

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Poll shows Illinoisans oppose ICE near schools, school funding a critical issue

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A majority of Illinoisans are opposed to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers near schools, according to data from the Illinois Education Association.

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This is what our world has come to: that teenagers had to walk out of their school to protest something that shouldn’t even be existing,” Mejia said Wednesday.

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In a flurry of walkouts, Chicago-area students continue protest of ICE: ‘This is what our world has come to’

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Several hundred high school students from Proviso Township walked out of their classrooms Wednesday morning in protest of mass deportation.

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Board member Rick Riddle said the students gave everyone a lesson in democracy. When elected leaders do things with which individuals disagree, taking action to communicate a message is appropriate, he said.

“I want to say something about democracy,” Riddle said. “We have leadership in our school from our young people who felt the need to get involved. We are going to be turning over power to you in a few years. Democracy is not always going to be there unless you fight for it."

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Waukegan school board members praise students’ walkout, march: ‘They are speaking up for all of us’

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Hours after more than 500 students walked out of both campuses of Waukegan High School on Friday, marching to Veterans Plaza to protest the immigration enforcement policies of President Donald Trum…

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There are schools in our communities who immediately put these policies and procedures in place even before the law was passed. There have been communities where maybe the percentage of immigrant students is much less, and so it might not be at the top of mind for those schools. It's those school districts where I am getting calls from that the families are still very concerned about sending their children to school. Those are the school districts that policies such as this are so critical.

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Illinois State Senator Karina Villa on the new ‘Safe Schools for All’ immigration law

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WNIJ education reporter Peter Medlin sat down with IL State Senator Karina Villa (D) to talk about her new ‘Safe Schools for All’ law that went into effect January 1st.

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Immigration Raids Disrupt A Program Designed To Protect Chicago Schoolchildren

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As ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ spreads fear, some school safety workers — and students — are staying home.

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Chicago’s children are getting caught in the chaos of immigration crackdowns

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Children were playing on the monkey bars outside Funston Elementary School when a white SUV rolled down their street in Logan Square. Suddenly, tear gas canisters flew from the window of the SUV.

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Cicero, Berwyn students demand more school district support as immigration enforcement escalates

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They are sitting out this week’s homecoming events and protesting after they say their concerns have been dismissed. The leader of the heavily Latino Morton High School District says the district is there to support every student.

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Suburban parents sound alarm on immigration enforcement around schools

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People have been detained near schools, and buildings have been placed on lockdown as the fatal shooting of Mexican immigrant Silverio Villegas Gonzalez is heightening fears.

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Safe Zone School Districts Toolkit from National Education Association

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🗓️ See you in the spring! We'll be hitting the streets to talk to our neighbors and encourage them to share support by signing our petition. Check back here for more information soon!

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Monsters Inc reference with the message "Don't Be a Booer Be a Doer. Volunteer." 

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Know your rights when interacting with immigration officers (ICE) resource from Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights

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Share widely!

Click here for more from Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights

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Resource Toolkit from Immigrant Legal Resource Center

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As of October 15th, we have 216* petition signatures urging District 84 leadership to create a safe zone policy immediately. It has been a month since Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, a District 84 parent, was murdered by ICE shortly after he took his children to school.

Our community has come together to honor Silverio’s life and make sure our children and neighbors are safe from ICE in District 84.

We want ICE out of our schools, out of Franklin Park, and out of Illinois. NOW.

Thank YOU to everyone who has signed and shared the petition. Our tiny but growing crew appreciates all of you for protecting our students and neighbors. We’re in this together!

Some of us will be attending tonight’s school board meeting (Oct. 15th) to keep fighting for the safe zone policy. Let us know if we’ll see you there!

Can't make it to tonight’s school board meeting? You can share your public comment via email to BOE@d84.org and let district leadership know how you want them to take action to support our immigrant students and their families.

IL residents, sign the petition here if you haven’t had a chance yet.

*This is the total number of signatures collected online and in person.

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a young man sayin how coming together as a community, that's what we really need to do

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✏️ Don't forget to sign and share our petition!

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Keep ICE out of Franklin Park School District 84

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We are proud parents of students enrolled in schools within Franklin Park School District 84. We are proud of the racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity that makes up our school community and the village of Franklin Park. On August 15th, Governor Pritzker signed the Safe Schools for All bill (HB 3247) into law. Creating a SAFE ZONE policy is one way to make sure our community is in compliance.  Built upon legal protections that are already in place, including FERPA and the U.S.…

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🗓️ Wednesday, January 21st at 7pm: Are you a parent, student, educator, or community member in Franklin Park District 84? Join us at the next school board meeting!

🎤 Ready to share what's on your mind? Draft a public comment to share your thoughts and concerns with the school board! Please note there is a 5-minute limit for public comments.

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Click here for more from Immigrants Rising

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Read this article from Migration Policy Institute

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Schools and Immigrant Students Navigate an Era of Rising Immigration Enforcement

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U.S. schools are developing guidance to govern responses in the event of ICE operations. Safe zone initiatives, rooted in legal protections such as the Fourth Amendment, Plyler v. Doe, and 1964 Civil Rights Act, aim to keep schools in compliance with federal and state law, minimize classroom disruption, and ensure consistent attendance, though their success depends on effective implementation, as this short read explains.

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Submit a public comment to the Franklin Park School District 84 Board of Education!

Can't make it to the next school board meeting? You can share your public comment via email to BOE@d84.org.

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Keep the conversation going, join our community group!

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Keep the conversation going, join our community group!

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We can’t let concerns go unaddressed as the news cycle moves on. Franklin Park District 84 parents have created a group to coordinate with our neighbors impacted by the presence of ICE in our community.

Request to join the group here.

An account is required if you are new to the Public School Strong organizing platform. Requests are moderated and must be approved before posting.

This group is a great way for our community to keep building together. Let’s make it loud and clear that ICE is not welcomed anywhere in the village of Franklin Park, especially not within our schools.

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Join us on Sunday, January 18th at noon!

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Franklin Park, Leyden Township, neighbors and friends:

Join Public School Strong District 84, PASO - West Suburban Project, and Hijas del Pueblo on Sunday, January 18th for a community event. We welcome neighbors and friends of Franklin Park. There will be a vigil for Silverio Villegas González, Renée Nicole Good, Keith Porter, and every life taken by ICE & Border Control. Everyone is invited to join a community circle before we walk together to Silverio’s memorial site at Emerson & Grand.

We hope to see you on Sunday!