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LAUSD Expands Protective Perimeters After Disabled Teen’s Detention by Border Patrol

The district’s new measures focus on securing walking routes; revising bus stops; establishing an oversight team to protect students from nearby immigration enforcement.

A sign at the Los Angeles Unified School District Transportation Services near district headquarters in Los Angeles, California on January 9, 2019. – Teachers in the nation’s second largest school district have postponed a potential strike planned for January 10 to January 14. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
Unrelated photo of federal agents stage at MacArthur Park Monday, July 7, 2025, in Los Angeles.
Arleta High School, as seen on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025.
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Overview

  • LAUSD will station over 1,000 school police officers, staff members and volunteers around at least 100 campuses to form protective perimeters for students’ travel to and from school.
  • Bus routes have been rerouted and family preparedness materials distributed under a comprehensive safety plan spearheaded by a task force led by former school police chief Steven Zipperman.
  • The initiative was prompted by Monday’s incident in which Border Patrol agents handcuffed a 15-year-old San Fernando High student with significant disabilities outside Arleta High School.
  • School police collected live ammunition left at the scene, reinforcing district demands for explicit federal limits on enforcement activities near school grounds.
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection asserts agents were targeting a nearby criminal suspect, and LAUSD is pressing for clearer federal accountability while continuing home visits and legal assistance outreach.