School Immigration Enforcement Response Guidelines
At a glance
What: Draft one-page staff guidelines for responding if immigration enforcement arrives at a school, condensed from state guidance.
Where it stands: Draft guidelines shared with the committee September 16, 2026; principals already briefed.
Log
2026-09-16 - School Committee - R.J. Scaza presented the draft: stay calm, route agents to the principal and superintendent, check for a judicial or administrative warrant, protect student records, document the event and report to the Attorney General's office.
2026-09-02 - School Committee - The committee suspended the three-reading rule and adopted state-model policy ACL on interaction with law enforcement engaged in civil law enforcement; procedures (senior administrator per school, attorney contact, documentation, parent notice) to be drafted by the administration (from auto-captions).