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LAUSD Launches Protections as Immigration Fears Shadow First Day of School

Parents skipped drop-off after raids rattled communities prompting LAUSD to install real-time alert notifications with safe corridors

Teachers greet families outside Brooklyn Avenue School in Los Angeles on August 14.
LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho speaks during a press conference at Edward R. Roybal Learning Center in Los Angeles on Monday, August 11.
Parents and students arrive for the first day of school at the 93th Street Elementary School in Los Angeles on Thursday.
School registration was underway at Arleta High School in northern Los Angeles when a 15-year-old with special needs, was detained by federal immigration agents Monday.

Overview

  • LAUSD activated a district-wide alert system and deployed teacher patrols to escort students along designated safe corridors around campuses.
  • Families can choose virtual learning and access free mental health counseling and legal assistance as part of the new support package.
  • Attendance dipped on the first day with some parents keeping children home after last week’s detention of 15-year-old Nathan Mejia outside Arleta High School.
  • Superintendent Alberto Carvalho appealed directly to immigration authorities to refrain from enforcement operations within a two-block radius of schools during arrival and dismissal hours.
  • Federal agencies maintain they did not target campuses and LAUSD police have no legal power to block off-campus immigration actions, leaving the district reliant on nonbinding agreements and rapid-response networks.