SCHOOLS-FEDS-NO COOPERATION

Calls on school districts and school boards to pass resolutions that (1) Designate Illinois schools to be a safe haven for all students, school staff, and families threatened by immigration enforcement, discrimination, and stop and frisk policies to the fullest extent permitted by law, (2) Prevent the release of information or assist ICE and/or local law enforcement, (3) Require agencies it holds intergovernmental agreements with to uphold the determinations outlined in this resolution, (4) Abstain from using Illinois school resources for detecting or assisting in the apprehension of persons who may be targeted in immigration enforcement, (5) Deny the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's access to school databases, facilities, equipment, personnel, and other resources for purposes of implementing registries, (6) Reject any effort to create religious litmus tests or screenings for individuals or families to navigate the immigration process and, most importantly, reject any federal or state effort to create a registry of individuals based on religion or ethnicity, and (7) Oppose any existing or future federal mandates to implement stop and frisk policies in and around schools.