CNN: Los Angeles Unified School District Adopts Sanctuary Status

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Live at ░░░░░░░░ on tbs renewed efforts ░░░░░░░░ better protect undocumented immigrants ░░░░░░░░ arrest and deportation Approved ░░░░░░░░ ordinance that officially makes ░░░░░░░░ a sanctuary city Minutes ░░░░░░░░ the Los Angeles unified ░░░░░░░░ district board approved a ░░░░░░░░ also declaring itself a ░░░░░░░░ district The resolution prohibits ░░░░░░░░ from voluntarily complying with ░░░░░░░░ authorities including sharing information ░░░░░░░░ a student s immigration ░░░░░░░░ Joining us right now ░░░░░░░░ a school board president ░░░░░░░░ the Los Angeles unified ░░░░░░░░ district Jackie Goldberg So ░░░░░░░░ to see you miss ░░░░░░░░ nice So important to ░░░░░░░░ school district its teachers ░░░░░░░░ employees well you know ░░░░░░░░ Angeles is the home ░░░░░░░░ a very very large ░░░░░░░░ population A very large ░░░░░░░░ population The school district ░░░░░░░░ not ask anybody what ░░░░░░░░ status is when they ░░░░░░░░ us but we know ░░░░░░░░ by the number of ░░░░░░░░ that are in English ░░░░░░░░ a second language we ░░░░░░░░ a very large number ░░░░░░░░ immigrants in our district ░░░░░░░░ do not wish to ░░░░░░░░ them be afraid as ░░░░░░░░ were in 2016 and ░░░░░░░░ when ice began to ░░░░░░░░ to schools and try ░░░░░░░░ take people employees out ░░░░░░░░ the classroom or out ░░░░░░░░ the not out of ░░░░░░░░ classroom there were no ░░░░░░░░ in the classroom out ░░░░░░░░ the the the classified ░░░░░░░░ the people who do ░░░░░░░░ the food services and ░░░░░░░░ of the schools They ░░░░░░░░ began following parents and ░░░░░░░░ arresting parents as they ░░░░░░░░ dropping their children off ░░░░░░░░ right now in Los ░░░░░░░░ unified right now are ░░░░░░░░ their teachers they are ░░░░░░░░ They are afraid that ░░░░░░░░ they come home mom ░░░░░░░░ dad will not be ░░░░░░░░ We have a large ░░░░░░░░ of mixed immigrant families ░░░░░░░░ legal one legal one ░░░░░░░░ and so they re ░░░░░░░░ that when they come ░░░░░░░░ from school a parent ░░░░░░░░ be missing You know ░░░░░░░░ parent family which I ░░░░░░░░ to before this resolution ░░░░░░░░ is not here with ░░░░░░░░ And he says if ░░░░░░░░ take him his three ░░░░░░░░ old seven year old ░░░░░░░░ nine year old will ░░░░░░░░ no parent at all ░░░░░░░░ this is a very ░░░░░░░░ situation for our children ░░░░░░░░ our employees and their ░░░░░░░░ It s very serious ░░░░░░░░ in your district are ░░░░░░░░ learning English I mean ░░░░░░░░ painted a picture you ░░░░░░░░ for us in by ░░░░░░░░ examples that you gave ░░░░░░░░ of them are immigrants ░░░░░░░░ what do you what ░░░░░░░░ you you know perhaps ░░░░░░░░ from parents teachers kids ░░░░░░░░ I mean one one ░░░░░░░░ the most instructive tools ░░░░░░░░ teacher can have is ░░░░░░░░ they get to know ░░░░░░░░ students They ask questions ░░░░░░░░ I wonder given the ░░░░░░░░ right now um are ░░░░░░░░ hearing from teachers that ░░░░░░░░ re asking questions differently ░░░░░░░░ their interaction with students ░░░░░░░░ parents are different now ░░░░░░░░ as to sort of ░░░░░░░░ people we are trying ░░░░░░░░ reassure everybody that we ░░░░░░░░ do everything in our ░░░░░░░░ power to protect them ░░░░░░░░ here without papers who ░░░░░░░░ children in our school ░░░░░░░░ fear dropping their child ░░░░░░░░ at school but they ░░░░░░░░ they re writing us ░░░░░░░░ They re calling us ░░░░░░░░ I cannot tell you ░░░░░░░░ many hundreds of letters ░░░░░░░░ phone calls I got ░░░░░░░░ this resolution passed thanking ░░░░░░░░ saying please do whatever ░░░░░░░░ can School police are ░░░░░░░░ uh ordered directed not ░░░░░░░░ participate with ice or ░░░░░░░░ other immigration enforcement officials ░░░░░░░░ s our school police ░░░░░░░░ are also working with ░░░░░░░░ who made the same ░░░░░░░░ direction to the lapd ░░░░░░░░ which is they are ░░░░░░░░ to cooperate in any ░░░░░░░░ with people who are ░░░░░░░░ to do immigration enforcement ░░░░░░░░ re going to also ░░░░░░░░ to protect a very ░░░░░░░░ large group of LGBTQ ░░░░░░░░ including our trans students ░░░░░░░░ we have teachers who ░░░░░░░░ trans and other employees ░░░░░░░░ are transgender And we ░░░░░░░░ going to protect them ░░░░░░░░ well We do not ░░░░░░░░ them as evil They ░░░░░░░░ human beings just not ░░░░░░░░ programed the way I ░░░░░░░░ That s all right ░░░░░░░░ and we are very ░░░░░░░░ urging all of our ░░░░░░░░ and parents to let ░░░░░░░░ know what their fears ░░░░░░░░ So that we can ░░░░░░░░ them We believe that ░░░░░░░░ s very possible after ░░░░░░░░ winter break that some ░░░░░░░░ will not return to ░░░░░░░░ at all because they ░░░░░░░░ be afraid to lose ░░░░░░░░ family member while they ░░░░░░░░ gone Undertaking Um Jackie ░░░░░░░░ glad you could be ░░░░░░░░ us to explain all ░░░░░░░░ is at hand impacting ░░░░░░░░ many as the president ░░░░░░░░ the Los Angeles unified school