Vermont School District Resists Trump and ICE Policies to Protect Immigrant Students

What happened when a tiny school district refused to ‘bend the knee’ to Trump and ICE

In Winooski, Vermont, where more than a third of children are English learners, a school superintendent is taking a stand to protect immigrant students On an April morning at Winooki high school, the day started with a writing prompt: Do you feel safe in school? Why or why not? The students – whose families hail from across the globe and speak Arabic, Nepali, Spanish, Somali and more – wrote their responses before reading them aloud. Continue reading...

By Ariel Gilreath, the Hechinger Report