US Secret Service approached South Side school, not ICE agents, CPS officials say
abc7chicago.com
The U.S. Secret Service told the I-Team they approached a South Side school Friday. Chicago Public Schools officials had initially said the agents were from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“CPS will continue to protect our students and their families in alignment with the Illinois TRUST Act and Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance,” one school official said.

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates called the situation “unprecedented” at a news conference Friday afternoon.

    • foggy@lemmy.world
      68·
      3 days ago

      Yeah, but this is surely also to intimidate folks from sending the to public schools.

      • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
        69·
        3 days ago

        Oh 100% - that’s why clearly rejecting it is so important. If the folks at your local school clearly announce “we don’t fuck with Trump’s terrorism bullshit” then it makes it less likely that parents (even those with residency or citizenship) will be afraid to let their kids attend.

        I think the whole announcement that the admin will raid schools is a pretty transparent attempt to make non-white people voluntarily stop sending their kids to school.

    • BlueLineBae@midwest.socialEnglish
      45·
      3 days ago

      CPS has a very hard headed teachers union that people often complain about. But in times like this, it’s exactly what’s needed. I can’t imagine the for profit “Disney II” charter school up the street to have the same approach 🙄