The Anchorage School District has made multiple claims it doesn’t have enough money and that it will have to close campuses and fire teachers without more state funds.
But it has enough money to set up a “resource page” to tell illegal immigrants in Anchorage how it plans to fight President Trump when it comes to illegal immigration.
Anchorage School Superintendent Jarrett Bryantt sent a note to parents on Monday, in which he said the district is reviewing presidential directives and executive orders regarding immigration. He wants parents to know that in Anchorage, “every school is a safe, welcoming, and supportive space for all students and families.”
And another thing: He won’t let immigration officials on campuses.
Presumably Bryantt means that even if an illegal immigrant Venezuelan gang member is hiding in a school building, federal immigration officials would not be allowed on campus.
Bryantt is essentially declaring Anchorage schools to be sanctuaries for illegal immigrants.
The school superintendent wrote that education is for every child and that ASD will not share information with anyone outside the student’s parents or legal guardian. In the recent past, the district has even kept gender identity information from the students’ own parents. Now, it’s a step further: Federal law enforcement has no right to Anchorage school campuses.
The federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act “protects your child’s privacy by prohibiting ASD from sharing student-specific information with anyone other than the student’s parents or legal guardians, except in specific situations such as when required by a judicial warrant or court order,” the district said in its note.
Therefore, the school district will block any immigration official from entering any school district property, he said, unless they “present a judicially signed warrant.”
But that’s not all. Any warrant will then be reviewed by ASD’s lawyers “to ensure it meets the necessary legal standards before any action is taken.”
Bryantt did not give any information about how much it will cost to make Anchorage schools into immigration sanctuaries.
The school district has also created an immigration resource webpage.
Yet another reason Anchorage parents won’t use ASD for their child’s education. Go Trump!
Make lemon aid out of this lemon. Sell tickets to the show of watching the boys and girls in black and blue open the doors of the schools. I’d bet a sizeable amount of the budget woes would be taken care of with ticket sales. Too, food court with food for sale. The fiscal potential is a powerful mental picture when one thinks on it. Cheers,-Johnson-Ketchikan
Time to arrest ASD officials who are accomplices to violating our laws.
No. This is not good. I didn’t vote for Anchorage to be a sanctuary city! I want these illegals out! I voted for the government–federal, state, local–to clean up their acts. I’m tired of spending my property taxes on homeless, less prosecutors and less police, crappy roads, no sanding or snow removal! Let’s collectively get together and get these illegals out!
FAFO
Isn’t that a clear violation of 8 USC 1324(a)(1)(A)(iii)? I’m really looking forward to federal ICE officials arresting a state or local official for such a violation. Having it done in Anchorage would be pretty special.
Should be able to arrest Bryantt in that case, as he has effectively publicly declared the conspiracy.
A clear violation of civil rights. No hearing, trial, nothing. Gezstopo much?
Call b*llsh*t on this DEI/LGBTQ superintendent. If he interferes with ICE arrests, then arrest him and send him south. South of the border works. This little punk won’t last long.
I want a refund of every penny extorted by the borough from homeowners to pay for this kind of criminal activity.
Maybe this is why the ASD says it has too many students in a classroom. The illegal immigrants require English Language Learner teachers. So teacher resources are being directed to those children while legal American children are crowded together in their classrooms. BTW, remember the schools get more federal funding for English Language Learner students. Time for parents to look out for their kids.
Everyone should petition the city for their property taxes that was just sent out. How much goes to ASD, 60%? What a waste of money and they should be held accountable.
I wonder if Bryantt knows he is contemplating committing felonies?And whose army is actually going to stop the Federal officers?
I don’t think young Mr. Bryantt understands how warrants work. You can debate the legality of it later in court but not at the schoolhouse door…………..
The FBI will have themselves some school district employees for customers shortly. There is this long standing thing called obstruction of justice. 20 years in the crow bar hotel might enlighten him. These are NOT fkn immigrants they are illegal aliens. If they want to go and come back legal like I’m all in but go they must.