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From YouTube: Committee on Government Operations on June 13, 2017
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Docket #0760- Ordinance creating the Sanctuary Schools Act
A
B
See
counsel
Tito
Jackson
was
referred
to
the
committee
back
on
May,
the
24th
of
2017,
and
this
proposal
would
prevents
Immigration
and
Customs
Enforcement
otherwise
known
as
ice
from
entering
BPS
schools.
Unless
they
follow
specific
procedures,
if
approved,
ice
agents
would
not
be
allowed
to
enter
BPS
sites
without
a
signed
warrant.
From
a
judge,
an
explicit
written
permission
from
the
superintendent
and
district
attorney
BPS
will
refuse
all
voluntary
information
sharing
with
ice,
and
this
would
codify
the
current
practice
that
bps
may
not
ask
for
or
inquire
proof
of
legal
immigration
status
upon.
B
Enrollment
I
will
now
turn
the
microphone
over
to
the
lead,
sponsor
City,
Council,
Tito
Jackson
for
further
opening
comments
and
then
we're
going
to
get
right
into
a
panel
discussion.
We're
also
joined
here
by
my
colleague
city
councilor.
Josh
Zakim
will
allow
both
counsel
Jackson
counsel
to
Zakim
to
give
opening
comments
we'll
go
to
a
panel
and
then
we're
going
to
offer
two
public
testimony.
Ok,
recognizes
counsel,
Tito
Jackson
thank.
C
You
councillor
Flaherty
I,
want
to
thank
you
for
expediting
this
hearing
and
I
know
you
are
very
busy
and,
as
a
citywide
counselor
have
many
requirements
of
you
and
so
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
do
this.
Hearing
in
such
a
timely
manner,
I
come
before
you
as
a
vessel
of
the
community
and
a
youth-led
movement.
This
is
actually
to
me.
The
best
type
of
government
government
that
comes
from
the
community
is
brought
to
brought
forward
by
the
community
and
guided
by
the
community.
C
I
want
to
thank
and
actually
I
want
to
be
even
more
specific.
It
makes
it
even
better
when
it's
young
people
who'll
do
it
and
the
youth
of
st.
Stephen's,
the
student
immigrant
movement,
RB
sack
as
well
as
cosecha
are
organizations
that
came
together
after
the
announcements
around
these
specific
issues
and
the
issues
that
were
having
nationally
around
immigration
to
really
think
about
what
what's
going
to
happen
to
our
young
people.
C
What's
going
to
happen
to
the
families
in
the
City
of
Boston
and
in
the
Boston
Public
Schools,
our
school
district
is
one
that
has
over
50%
of
the
students
have
at
least
one
parent
who
speaks
a
language
other
than
English,
and
we
are
proud
of
that.
We
are
happy
about
that
every
single
day,
but
we
also
know
there
is
a
great
deal
of
fear,
a
great
deal
of
trepidation
in
and
around
that
community
and
what
I
heard
and
what
moved
me.
C
C
That's
where
we
are,
and
so
I
want
to
stress
to
my
friends
at
bps
yeah.
This
is
the
current
policy
and
procedure
right
now,
but
what
we
do
here
is
we
make
a
loss
and
it
should
be
the
law
of
the
land
in
the
city
of
Boston
that
we
ensure
that
people
are
protected
when
they're
in
the
buildings
that
we
are
responsible
for
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
in
addition,
government
is
about
confidence,
and
if
people
don't
have
confidence,
we
can
say
whatever
we
want,
but
a
people.
C
If
the
parents
and
young
people
do
not
have
confidence
and
folks
being
able
to
go
in
and
out
of
the
buildings
without
ice
approaching
them,
then
you
know
what
what
we
will
see
is
about
what
we've
seen
in
many
other
places.
It's
folks
end
up
fading
to
black,
not
taking
part
in
the
community
and
also
not
taking
part
in
schools.
Every
young
person
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
in
the
state
of
Massachusetts
should
be
in
school.
C
We
are
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
that
guaranteed
public
education
since
1780,
and
it's
not
going
to
stop
now
and
so
I
think
it
is
absolutely
critical
that
we
stand
up
to
the
pledge
that
we
give
every
single
week
when
we're
in
this
body
and
when
we
stand
up
and
put
our
hands
over
our
heart.
The
last
utterance
of
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance
says
with
liberty
and
justice
for
all
it
doesn't
say
you
had
to
be
documented.
C
It
said
for
all,
and
so
that's
what
we
stand
for
today
and
that's
what
this
is
about
and
I
look
forward
to
a
robust
hearing
and
I
also
look
forward
to
support
from
my
colleagues
in
aligning
the
city
of
Boston,
with
what
Maura
Healey
has
done
at
the
state,
and
we
are
simply
at
placing
our
city
and
absolute
alignment
with
our
Attorney
General
and
stepping
up
for
the
people
who
matter
most
in
the
schools,
which
is
our
young
people.
Thank
you.
So
much
Council,
Friday
Lincoln.
E
E
D
D
Thank
you,
music.
Mr.
Chairman
I
want
to
thank
you,
councillor,
Jack's,
and
not
only
for
bringing
this
important
measure
forward,
but
for
your
commitment
and
your
partnership
on
issues
of
civil
rights
and
justice,
particularly
with
regards
to
our
immigrant
community
in
the
city
of
Boston,
at
least
a
long
before
I've
been
on
this
body,
but
our
partnership
over
the
years
here,
I
think
it's
been
very
fruitful.
I
think
it's
incredibly
important
discussion
to
be
having.
D
We
are
at
a
time
right
now,
where
our
city
once
again,
is
in
a
position
to
lead
on
issues
of
civil
rights
injustice.
We
have
done
that
even
before
the
new
administration
took
office
in
Washington.
We
need
to
continue
doing
that
at
a
time
when
people
are
seeking
to
divide
us
to
divide
Americans,
to
pit
us
against
each
other,
to
tread
on
the
most
vulnerable,
to
exclude
people
to
look
at
superficial
differences
and
try
to
drum
up,
support
and
attack
going
to
people
sort
of
lowest-common-denominator,
their
basest
instincts
of
exclusion
and
solidarity.
D
We
need
to
stand
together.
I
think
this
is
incredibly
important
policy
to
have
in
place
I'm
interested
in
looking
to
hear
what
the
Boston
Public
Schools
current
policy
is,
what
our
trainings
are
around
for
teachers
and
principals
and
making
sure
that
we
are
very
clear
that
not
only
does
the
Boston
Police
Department
not
enforce
federal
immigration
law,
that
none
of
the
entities
or
organs
of
city
government
here
are
going
to
do
that.
I.
Think,
though,
we
were
recently
I'm
sure
many
of
you
we're
following
the
Safe
Communities
Act
being
discussed
at
the
Statehouse.
D
That's
something
that
needs
to
happen.
We
have
not
only
a
president
I
think
was
actively
trying
to
divide
us
on
this
issue
and
to
discriminate
and
talking
in
language
that
we've
not
heard
in
generations
here
in
the
United
States
of
America.
We
also
right
now
have
legislation
the
state
that
we
have
a
governor
that
is
opposed
to
legislation
like
this,
and
we
need
to
act.
D
I
want
to
make
sure
we
are
supporting
them
and
not
just
making
making
the
policy
here
without
that
backup.
Without
that
training,
we
have
a
long
history
of
this
sort
of
work
in
Massachusetts
and
in
Boston
the
days
of
the
American
Revolution
to
the
Fugitive
Slave
Acts
of
the
1850s,
and
to
this
very
daily
to
continue
this
work
so
Thank
You,
counsel,
Jackson,
bringing
this
forward
I
look
forward
to
hearing
from
our
speakers.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
You
counsel,
as
a
given
we're
going
to
get
right
into
it,
so
I
can
see,
see
Alejandra
sing,
Qian.
If
you
could
come
down
and
Francis
Esparza
as
here
as
well,
you
can
make
your
way
down.
We're
gonna,
have
three
panels
or
staffs
that
the
panel
members
stick
around
to
hear
each
other
and
then
we're
going
to
get
into
public
testimony.
So
you
can
come
down
this
way.
B
B
G
Absolutely
so
good
afternoon
committee
chair,
co-chair
and
members,
my
name
is
Alejandra
Sinkiang
and
I
am
testifying
in
my
capacity
as
the
director
of
the
mayor's
office
for
immigrant
advancement
for
the
city
of
Boston.
In
my
role,
I
work
to
implement
Mayor,
Walsh's
vision
of
facilitating
opportunities
for
immigrant
residents
to
advance
their
lives
in
our
city,
going
beyond
working
to
help
them
feel
welcome.
Boston
is
a
proud
city
of
immigrants.
28%
of
our
residents
were
born
in
another
country
and
they
are
an
integral
and
cherished
members
of
our
community.
G
In
addition,
nearly
50%
of
all
youth
ages,
0
to
17,
have
at
least
one
foreign-born
parents.
We
believe
that
our
city
is
stronger
and
healthier
when
all
of
the
people
who
live
work
and
go
to
school
in
it
feel
that
they
are
indeed
integral
and
cherished
members
of
our
community.
Therefore,
we
work
to
develop
more
equitable
policies
and
practices.
G
We
work
to
engage
immigrant
residents
so
that
they
have
a
voice
in
our
city
so
that
they
feel
welcomed
and
safe,
so
that
they
have
a
sense
of
belonging
to
our
city.
In
August
2014
mayor
Walsh
signed
the
Boston
trust
Act
into
effect,
an
ordinance
which
passed
with
unanimous
vote
in
this
Boston
City
Council.
Under
our
trust
act.
Boston
Police
cannot
and
will
not
detain
an
individual
for
immigration
purposes
solely
on
the
basis
of
a
civil
obtainer
request
if
the
individual
has
otherwise
been
released
from
custody.
G
Furthermore,
mayor
Walsh
has
made
a
commitment
that
Boston
police
officers
will
not
become
deputized
as
immigrant
enforcement
officials
in
Boston.
We
know
that
by
we
know
that,
by
allowing
our
law
enforcement
officials
to
focus
on
Public
Safety
rather
than
immigration
enforcement,
we
better
utilize.
Our
human
and
financial
resources,
moreover,
standing
with
and
for
immigrant
residents,
has
been
and
will
continue
to
be,
a
crucial
issue
of
morals
and
values
for
mayor
Walsh
and
his
administration.
G
For
those
reasons,
we
are
proud
to
work
closely
with
the
Boston
Public
Schools
on
policies
to
protect
the
rights
of
all
immigrant
students
and
families,
regardless
of
immigration
status.
Dr.
sparsa
will
speak
specific
will
speak
to
those
specific
efforts
and
policies
in
greater
detail.
We
do
believe
that
the
council
moves
forward
on
this
proposal.
Important
revisions
would
be
needed
to
provide
additional
clarity
for
the
school
administrators
staff
and
volunteers
who
will
be
implementing
the
policy
in
2014.
G
We
engaged
in
a
similar
dialogue
with
the
City
Council,
leading
up
to
the
passage
of
our
Boston
Trust
Act,
to
ensure
that
our
policy
adequately
satisfied
the
needs
and
concerns
of
many
stakeholders.
We
look
forward
to
participating
in
similar
discussions
led
by
this
committee,
as
you
consider
feedback
on
this
ordinance.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
H
You
good
afternoon
committee
chair,
co-chair
and
members.
My
name
is
Francis
Esparza
I'm,
the
assistant
superintendent,
for
the
office
of
English
language
learners
in
Boston,
Public
Schools.
Our
vision
is
to
provide
culturally
and
linguistically
responsive
education
to
our
students,
all
students,
not
just
a
certain
group
of
students,
with
the
supports
needed
to
ensure
equitable
access
to
providing
them
opportunities
that
promote
language
acquisition,
bilingualism
by
literacy
and
lifelong
learning.
H
We
have
assisted
in
providing
access
to
know
your
rights
workshops
for
schools
in
the
district.
Several
presentations
are
currently
being
offered
in
Spanish
or
offered
with
interpretation
supports
in
their
languages.
Such
as
Cape
Verdean
and
Haitian
Creole
in
an
effort
to
reaffirm
our
support
for
immigrant
students
and
families
and
to
embrace
their
diverse
cultural
backgrounds,
we
developed
a
web
site
appropriately,
titled
bps
we
dream
together.
Our
website
is
a
collection
of
resources
from
various
bps
departments,
as
well
as
from
nonprofit
organizations.
H
This
website
serves
as
a
centralized
digital
hub
for
immigrant
families,
students
and
educators
to
identify
assistance,
toolkits
lesson
plans,
access
to
higher
education
opportunities
and
strategies
for
educators
to
have
courageous
conversations
with
children
around
the
political
climate
that
we
live
in
today
as
a
way
to
support
our
staff.
Throughout
the
year
we
have
partnered
with
the
Office
of
social,
emotional
learning
and
wellness
with
MVPs,
by
offering
professional
development
for
educators
working
with
students
that
may
suffer
through
trauma
due
in
part
to
the
fear
they
may
be
experiencing.
H
Just
last
month,
attorney
Jessica
Chico
and
dr.
Kalina
Brabeck
presented
the
research
on
the
psychosocial
aspects
of
growing
up
or
having
a
parent
deported
to
over
150
PSP
bps
teachers.
The
work
with
English
language
learners.
We
continue
to
work
with
them
to
support
teachers
with
materials
to
develop
classrooms
that
are
more
welcoming
to
our
students
and
Families
collectively,
our
English
language
learners
and
all
students
represent
over
a
hundred
different
countries
and
speak
70
different
languages
constituting
one
of
the
greatest
assets
within
Boston
Public
Schools.
We
are
proud
to
work
under
the
leadership
of
dr.
H
Chang
to
support
bps
and
implementing
an
inclusive,
rigorous
and
culturally
linguistically
sustaining
instructional
program
that
nurtures
the
personal
identity
of
our
students
and
ensures
that
each
student
is
on
the
best
path
to
success.
It
is
our
intention
to
continue
to
work
with
the
mayor's
office
and
with
the
city
of
Boston
in
this
committee
to
offer
further
opportunities
to
our
bps
students
and
families,
so
that
they
may
continue
to
make
significant
and
impactful
contributions
to
the
diversity
of
the
city
of
Boston.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
You
very
much
I
just
want
to
start
off
the
question.
I
want
to
sort
of
just
take
a
look
at
some
legal
issues
as
well
as
jurisdictional
issues.
If
there
are
any
so
you
have
taken
a
look
at
the
ordinance
docket
zero,
seven,
six,
zero
any
thoughts
or
concerns
around
any
legal
issues,
and/or
any
jurisdictional
issues.
So.
G
Those
those
issues
I
know
that
the
we've
been
in
conversation
with
corporation
council,
and
there
have
been
some
concerns.
They
we
preferred
that
those
be
brought
up
by
them.
Neither
of
us
are
our
lawyer,
so
I
think
it
would.
It
would
be
very
first
to
comment,
but
there
has
been
a
few
issues
that
have
been
brought
up.
That
I
think
could
be
resolved
in
in
a
working
session.
Okay,.
B
H
G
G
G
G
Ice
going
to
courthouses,
picking
up
the
mystic
violence,
victims,
picking
up
picking
up
people
who
go
to
who
are
going
to
USCIS
to
for
an
appointment
on
their
on
their
waiver
in
order
to
become
citizens
so
they're
that
they've
been
entering
in
spaces
that
they
don't
normally
enter.
That
has
not
been
the
case
in
in
Boston,
but
I
think
the
fear
that
comes
from
our
families
and
our
students
is
very
much
related
to
a
very
much
increased
activity
in
ice.
According
to
their
own
statistics.
There
they
have
arrested
more
than
four
times
more.
B
Recently
probably
had
referenced
or
mayor
in
everywhere
there
was
a
court
issue
where
they
had
showed
up,
but
I
think
probation
about
what
was
keeping
ice
from
obtaining
the
necessary
information
so
curious
to
see
sort
of
what
flows
from
that
yeah
jurisdictionally,
I,
guess
from
I
guess
an
obstruction
standpoint,
but
but
we
haven't
had
those
instances,
but
if
that
were
to
happen
as
it
stands
right
now,
BPS
is
prepared
to
push
back
and
to
prevent
that
type
of
activity
from
taking
place
on
Toula.
So.
H
C
You
so
much
and
I
want
to
thank
both
of
you
for
the
work
that
you
do
so
I
guess
the
couple
pieces
I
do
want
to
know
the
office
of
social
motional
that
that
covers
that
was
cut
last
year
and
so
from
a
baseline
perspective
before
Donald
Trump
was
actually
president
and
before
these
policies
actually
were
put
forward.
We
actually
cut
that
budget
and
so
now
from
a
baseline
of
last
year.
C
Now
what
the
need
that
we
know
that
50%
of
folks
have
a
parent,
because
we
need
to
understand
this
not
only
affects
folks
who
are
undocumented.
Young
people
in
schools
are
part
of
a
school
community
and
it
would
be
just
as
traumatic
for
those
who
are
their
friends
and
loved
ones
in
that
school
environment.
But
we
don't
have
the
supports
that
we
had
last
year
to
even
support
those
folks
who
we
know
have
a
heightened
level
of
fear
and
anxiety.
Now
and
so
I
guess.
One
of
the
things
I
also
want
to
note.
C
I
want
to
thank
the
young
people
of
st.
Stephens,
who
actually
noted
to
us
that
the
website
was
inefficient
and
that
the
website
and
the
initial
website
that
you
had
that
dealt
with
these
issues
actually
was
all
in
English
and
I
didn't
didn't.
Actually
the
is
that
not
true
the
webpage
that
was
there,
because
what
what
I
know
has
happened
now
is
there's
a
new
website
and
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
new
website.
18.
C
But
I'm
saying
the
new
website
is
in
15
languages
and
I
want
to
credit
the
young
people
who
brought
it
to
our
attention
that
the
information
that
was
previously
on
the
website
was
several
clicks
down
and
actually
didn't
have
the
language
access
on
that.
You
have
now
and
that's
a
compliment
to
the
school
department,
but
I
want
to
ask
how
many
school
leaders
have
been
trained
on
the
procedures
and
policies
that
bps
currently
has
so.
H
C
H
F
C
So
cooler
and
I,
and
and
in
an
area
that
you
you
guys,
train
all
the
time
and
you
do
it
and
that's
what
education
is
all
about.
It
is
absolutely
critical
that
all
over
120
school
leaders
actually
have
training
in
what
is
actually
on
the
book
right
now
today,
and
that
also
means
teachers
as
well
as
staff
members,
in
particular
folks,
on
a
janitorial
staff.
Who
could
actually
have
this
interaction
with
ice
right
and
so
I
think
that
is
absolutely
critical.
G
G
C
And
I
think,
but
to
your
point
and
to
our
chairs
question
earlier,
whether
or
not
they
have
the
fear
is
there
and
they
and
by
the
way
Massachusetts
I
know.
Sometimes
we
think
we're
a
bubble
unto
ourselves,
but
we're
not,
and
that's
the
these
federal
agents,
actually
don't
don't
necessarily
abide
by
the
same
rules
that
we
do.
C
Are
there
in
this
I'd
like
to
hear
what
the
policy
is
currently
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
how
it
compares
to
what
we
have
in
front
of
it,
because
I
want
to
let
you
know
and
again
I
want
to
thank
the
young
people
who
are
from
st.
Stephens
what
we,
what
we
basically
did
and
and
in
school
we
might
call
it
plagiarism,
but
we
actually
took
a
lot
of
the
the
policy
that
you
currently
have
and
actually
put
it
forward
and
to
codify
it
as
law.
C
H
C
C
H
If
a
law
enforcement
agent
presents
itself
out
of
school
and
requests
access
to
a
student
politely
informed,
a
law
enforcement
agent,
that
bps
has
a
process
regarding
such
requests
that
those
requests
must
be
handled
accordingly
to
the
following
steps:
immediately:
advise
your
assigned
Boston,
Public,
School
officer
and
call
bps
Department
of
Safety.
That
gives
the
phone
number
to
request.
H
Assistance
in
working
with
the
law
enforcement
agent,
bps
safety
services
will
contact
BPD
number
to
call
the
bps
office
of
legal
adviser
and
gives
a
phone
number
for
immediate
review
of
the
warrant
subpoena
or
court
order
to
ensure
that
it
is
lawfully
issued
and
for
the
further
legal
guidance
if
necessary,
the
office
of
legal,
the
legal
adviser
will
determine
whether
bps
is
required
to
respond
or
comply
and
notify
the
superintendent's
office
number
three.
All
law
enforcement
agents
must
clearly
identify
themselves
and
the
purpose
of
their
visit.
H
C
But
we
call
ourselves
a
sanctuary
city
what
we
should
well
I
trust,
I,
call
ourselves
a
Saints
burg,
City
and
I
believe
that
we
should
be
stepping
up
as
a
sanctuary
and
our
sanctuary
should
be
in
our
schools
and
that's
one
of
the
things
that
that
to
me
doesn't
sound
like
we're
going
to
protect
that
young
person
we're
going
to
ensure
that
they
are
not
turned
over
to
a
federal,
a
federal
agent
I'm,
going
to
actually
hand
other.
My
back
to
the
chair,
so
I
can
ensure
that
my
colleagues
get
an
opportunity
to
speak.
B
D
You
mr.
chair,
thank
you
both
for
being
here
and
for
your
work,
everyday
I'm
ice.
My
question
incident
somewhat
addressed
on
the
current
policy
is
I.
Think
Racine
is
getting
a
populous.
Thank
you
is
is
in
the
general
spirit
of
things,
without
parsing
the
language
without
getting
into
legal
niceties
here
you
know.
What's
your
understanding
is
that
if,
according
to
current
policy,
we
are
not
allowing
people
to
enter
it
says
without
a
warrant
or
subpoena
or
judicial
order
right.
That's
what
you
did.
That's
what
you
just
read!
That's.
D
That
both
of
your
general
understanding
is
that,
whether
it's
the
Boston
Police,
the
FBI
or
Immigration
and
Customs
Enforcement,
if
they
don't
have
a
warrant
or
obviously
I-
mean
give
it
there's
a
911
call.
Obviously
you
want
the
Boston
Police
to
come
in
as
soon
as
possible,
but
absent
an
emergency
where
our
PPS
policy
is
any
law.
Enforcement
officer
needs
to
have
a
warrant
or
other
judicial
order
to
come
in
and
enter
the
schools.
Yes,.
F
D
Think
that's
great
I
think
going
back
to
what
we
were
talking
about
is
that
no
providing
training
is
incredibly
important.
I
think
it's
a
lot
to
ask
of
whether
it's
you
know
a
teacher,
whether
it's
a
school
secretary,
whether
it's
a
vice
principal,
whether
it's
the
principal,
whether
whoever
it
is
to
say
to
you,
know
armed
in
uniform
law
enforcement
officers.
You
can't
come
in
here,
I
think
that
requires
some
serious
training,
price
and
role
playing
I'm.
D
I
know
there
are
people
who
who
are
much
better
at
this
than
I,
but
I
would
I
would
want
to
see
that
happen.
I
think,
as
soon
as
possible,
obviously
at
the
end
of
this
school
year,
but
if
anything,
we've
seen
the
rhetoric
and
the
activity
ramped
up
by
no
I'm
alejandra
mentioned
that
ice
has
had
a
policy
of
not
going
into
schools.
D
I
mean
president
Trump's
Homeland
Security
Secretary
has
issued
new
guidance
that
sort
of
wipes
away
that
I
think
was
a
sensitive
locations
policy
they
had
so
I
mean
we,
unfortunately
like
much
of
what
we're
doing
in
this
chamber
these
days
around
the
budget
and
everything
else.
We
have
to
defend
against
the
hostile
federal
government
and
doing
what
we
can
is
important
now.
Obviously,
we
can't
do
everything
in
our
system
of
government.
They
are,
they
have
a
lot
of
authority,
but
what
we
can
do
is
make
sure
that
our
employees
and
our
public
school
professionals
are.
A
F
H
All
principals,
all
new
onboarding
principals,
as
well
as
assistant
principals,
coming
on
to
have
the
training
in
regards
to
the
circular,
as
well
as
the
know,
your
rights
training,
we're
bringing
in
different
organizations
to
be
able
to
support
with
those
trainings
teacher
conferences
will
also
be
happening,
they're
mostly
instructional,
but
we
will
be
providing
a
know.
Your
rights
training
for
teachers,
we're
also
working
with
the
community-based
organizations
throughout
Boston
those
that
support
our
our
spanish-speaking
families.
D
I
think
just
as
importantly,
an
Alejandra
mentioned,
the
trust
act
that
we
worked
on
a
few
years
ago
is
making
sure
people
know
about
these
policies,
making
sure
families
and
students
know
that
school
is
a
safe
place
for
them
or
is
we're
making
it
as
safe
as
we
can,
because
you
know
we're
in
we're
investing
a
lot
of
our
time,
our
energy,
our
resources
into
the
boston
public
school
system
into
our
nearly
60,000
students.
You
know,
regardless
of
their
status,
immigration
wise,
regardless
of
what
their
language
status
is.
D
You
know
we
are
as
a
city
as
a
site,
we've
decided
that
is
worthwhile.
That
is
something
we
want
to
do.
We
want
to
make
sure
providing
the
best
environment
possible
and,
if
someone's
sitting
there
nervous
every
day
or
even
once
a
month,
you
know
that's,
that's
a
big
loss
and
that's
a
day
of
learning
that
our
students
aren't
going
to
get
back
so
I,
don't
know
what
we
can
do
and
I
realize.
H
H
Students
also
have
access
to
their
bps
email,
we'll
be
putting
out
information
to
them
as
well
as
working
with
our
Boston
Student
Advisory
Council,
who
has
created
an
app
and
putting
that
information
up
on
their
app
and
just
trying
to
put
out
as
much
information-
and
you
know
it-
people
are
going
to
say
we're
going
to
over
communicate,
but
that's
the
only
way
that
we
can
get
to
everyone,
because
not
everyone
will
go
to
the
website.
Not
everyone
will
open.
H
I
F
B
G
F
C
Just
want
to
I
want
to
know
if
Corporation
Counsel
has
an
issue
with
what
we're
bringing
forward.
Will
you
encourage
them
to
attending
here?
So
we
can
expedite
this
I
realize
that,
but
because
the
real
issue
here
is
that
there
are
young
people
who
every
single
day
and
families
every
single
day
who
are
dealing
with
anxiety
and
stress.
We
don't
even
have
a
nurse
in
every
single
school
to
deal
with
the
anxiety
that
we
have
over
it
over
these
issues,
so
dragging
it
out
and
understand.
C
C
One
of
the
most
important
roles
that
we
can
do
here
is
to
protect
young
people
who
are
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
they
feel
and
their
families
feel
and
their
feelings
are
valid,
that
they're
feeling
unprotected
and
vulnerable,
and
so
for
me
I
as
a
legislator,
it's
important
that
we
get
the
law
right,
but,
most
importantly,
how
do
we
have
schools
without
young
people
and
I
can
guarantee
you?
People
cannot
learn
if
they're
in
trauma.
C
They
can't
learn
while
they're
scared-
and
we
know
this,
and
so
what
we
need
to
do
is
do
all
that
we
can
do
to
show
the
broadest
level
of
respect
and
and
support
for
folks,
and
we
make
laws.
That's
what
we
do
here
and
I
believe
that
our
law,
if
your
policy
is
in
alignment
with
the
the
policy
that
I've
put
forward,
that
we
need
to
go
forward
and
codify
that.
So
we
show
the
families
we
showed
it
show
to
the
city.
C
B
Another
direction,
thank
you
both
second
panel,
if
I
could
call
upon
Matt
Allen
laser
Ryan
body
of
Martinez,
Rebecca
Mulligan
and
may
attack
Morales,
and
this
five
seats
were
right
across
the
front
here.
If
you
would
all
be
kind
enough
to
come
down
and
join
us
again.
Matt
Allen
Liza,
Ryan
body
of
Martinez
Rebecca
Mulligan
may
attack
Morales.
B
J
You
turning
to
speak
here
today.
My
name
is
Matt
Allen
I'm,
the
field
director
of
the
ACLU
of
Massachusetts
and
well.
Thank
you
consular
clarity
for
leading
this
session
and
the
other
committee
members
for
attending
and
councillor
Jackson
for
introducing
this
important
ordinance
here
to
speak
in
support
of
the
ordinance,
both
from
practical
and
symbolic
reasons.
It's
needed
because,
as
you
know,
and
as
we've
heard,
undocumented
students
are
more
likely
to
be
targets
of
immigration
enforcement
than
ever
before.
J
Even
that
the
Trump
administration
has
increased
dice
and
homeland
security
agents
from
5,000
to
15,000
over
the
last
few
months
and
expanded
discretion
for
individual
agents
to
determine
who
they're
going
to
go
after
for
deportation,
which
is
a
change
and
undoing
the
set
of
priorities
that
focus
on
people
with
criminal
records
in
the
past.
So
now
anyone
who
doesn't
have
full
legal
status
is
vulnerable,
even
those
who
have
applied
we're
in
the
process
of
applying
to
become
residents.
J
There
is
a
recent
survey
of
50,000
teens
that
found
that
80%
said
they
witnessed
bullying
or
harassment
since
the
2016
election
and
half
of
these
incidents
were
motivated
by
immigration,
status,
80%
motivated
by
race
or
ethnicity.
So,
in
short,
every
student
should
feel
safe
and
welcome
our
schools.
Regardless
of
race,
color
and
immigration
status,
as
we
heard
from
the
school
representatives,
there
may
be
some
policies
in
place
right
now
that
to
address
these
issues,
but
we
would
agree
100%
with
councilor
Jackson.
J
That
policy
that
are
internal
to
the
Boston
Public
Schools
could
be
changed
at
the
drop
of
a
hat,
with
a
movement
from
the
School
Committee,
a
change
in
administration,
a
change
in
the
superintendent.
So
it
would
be
helpful
for
the
Boston
City
Council
to
put
these
policies
into
law
to
ensure
that
they're
going
to
be
permanent.
J
Finally,
I
just
want
to
know
the
disord
insistant,
with
the
Attorney
General's
recommendation
on
the
subjects
routes,
a
memoir
called
rights
and
obligations
of
schools
in
response
to
ice
requests
for
access
or
data
or
information,
and
this
policy
comports
with
them.
So
Boston,
City
Council,
will
taking
a
clear
stand
against
bullying.
Discrimination
of
fear
by
supporting
this
in
ordinance
and
doing
so
also
be
demonstrating
in
Boston
were
motivated
by
our
values.
Not
our
fears.
Thank.
B
K
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Rebecca
Mulligan
and
I
teach
English
to
speakers
of
other
languages
at
Brighton,
High
School.
Most
of
my
students
have
arrived
in
the
United
States
in
the
last
two
years.
Together
they
represent
11
different
countries
and
speak
even
more
languages.
Many
of
my
students
moved
to
the
u.s.
in
search
of
safety
from
war
gang
violence,
poverty
and
more
as
a
teacher
I
prioritize,
creating
a
space
where
students
experience
the
security
they
sacrifice
so
much
to
reach.
K
My
students
have
a
right
to
this
safety,
just
as
they
have
a
right
to
education
and
when
student
does
not
feel
safe
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
they
cannot
learn
as
effectively,
sometimes
not
at
all
as
hard
as
I
work
to
facilitate
my
students
ability
to
let
their
guard
down
and
engage
fully
in
learning.
There
are
naturally
limits
to
how
much
I
can
protect
my
students.
My
school
community
regularly
performs
fire
drills
and
shelter-in-place
drills
to
prepare
for
those
moments
that
are
out
of
our
control.
K
However,
one
of
the
main
concerns
right
now
for
many
of
my
students
is
not
fire,
but
whether
they
and
their
families
are
safe
from
deportation.
I
have
not
been
prepared
by
my
school
to
ensure
their
safety
in
this
regard.
At
this
time
in
US
history,
my
students
are
not
feeling
the
sense
of
security
they
deserve.
The
day
after
the
presidential
elections,
I
came
into
school
to
a
classroom
of
tearful
and
fear-filled
students
who
are
uncertain
about
their
chances
of
staying
United
with
their
families.
The
worry
is
still
so
present.
K
Recently
when
asked
to
utilize
the
new
vocabulary
word
concerned
several
of
my
students,
wrote
example
sentences
saying
that
they
are
concerned
for
their
futures.
Other
students
have
asked
me
directly
what
would
happen
if
ice
came
to
the
school
to
deport
them
and
what
I
can
do
to
protect
them?
I
would
like
to
be
able
to
tell
them
that
they
will
be
guarded
from
interactions
with
ice
when
they
are
in
my
care.
K
I
would
like
to
be
able
to
tell
them,
as
it
says
in
this
proposed
ordinance
for
sanctuary
schools,
that
ice
will
not
be
allowed
to
enter
any
bps
site
or
interact
with
our
students
or
families
during
transportation
to
and
from
school
or
on
field
trips,
except
with
a
signed
warrant
from
a
judge
and
explicit
written
permission
from
bps
superintendent
and
the
Suffolk
County
District.
Attorney.
K
I
would
also
like
for
them
to
receive
this
same
answer
from
anyone
they
ask
in
the
school,
which
would
require
myself
and
all
of
my
colleagues
working
in
Boston
schools
in
any
capacity
to
be
educated
on
the
protocol
or
if
ice
arrives
at
a
school.
Our
students
are
the
lifeblood
of
our
schools.
Our
Allegiance
should
be
with
them,
not
with
ice,
not
with
ice,
even
through
inadvertent
cooperation
such
as
collecting
data
that
puts
our
student
at
risk.
I.
Thank
you
for
your
time
today
and
I
urge
you
to
pass
this
ordinance.
K
L
Afternoon
my
name
is
Maya
Tasha
Morales
I'm,
a
Boston
Public
School
teacher
as
well.
I
teach
fourth
grade
at
the
Donald
McKay
school
in
the
vibrant
immigrant
community
of
East
Boston
I'm.
Also
a
member
of
the
Boston
Teachers
Union,
the
immigrant
rights
group,
known
as
unafraid
educators
as
teachers
and
other
advocates,
have
testified
and
will
continue
to
testify.
This
country's
anti-immigrant
rhetoric
and
policies
are
having
devastating
impacts
on
the
lives
of
everyone
living
in
and
beyond
this
country.
L
Those
who
cannot
escape
dangerous
situations
and
seek
refuge
in
our
country,
those
whose
livelihoods
and
families
are
now
under
threat
daily
in
our
city
and
the
majority
of
American
population,
who
have
always
benefited
from
having
and
accepting
undocumented
immigrants
in
this
country.
From
my
experience,
as
a
teacher,
I
am
confident
that
if
Boston
Public
Schools
became
sanctuary
schools,
our
students
and
communities
would
immediately
show
improved
health,
mental
and
physical
academic
achievement
and
community
involvement,
not
to
mention
the
entire
culture
shift
that
I
know.
L
We
would
see
towards
the
vision
of
a
more
welcoming
schools
that
we
all
share,
but
this
ordinance
is
even
more
than
that
to
me
and
to
many
of
us,
this
ordinance
is
an
opportunity
to
shape
the
direction
in
which
our
country
and
our
world
moves.
I
do
not
have
a
history
or
a
law
degree,
but
I
do
teach
a
little
bit
of
everything.
L
Teachers
do
and
discussing
our
nation's
history,
with
my
students
has
strengthened
my
resolve
to
advocate
for
sanctuary
schools
I
believe
that
one
of
the
most
important
vocabulary-
words
I've
taught
my
students
is
the
word
criminalize.
My
fourth
graders
take
this
word
apart
and
understand
it
to
me.
Making
someone
a
criminal
and,
as
far
back
as
history
goes,
human
beings
have
been
criminalized
in
this
country.
L
The
heroes
that
we
celebrate
in
our
school
Harriet
Tubman
Abraham,
Lincoln,
Martin,
Luther,
King,
Dolores
Huerta.
They
did
not
accept
unjust
laws
like
the
ones
we
are
at
being
asked
to
accept
right
now.
They
refuse
to
comply
and
were
unafraid
to
face
the
consequences
of
doing
so.
They
tirelessly
advocated
for
laws
that
would
create
a
more
just
society,
and
now
it
is
time
for
us
and
you
all
our
city
leaders,
to
do
this
too.
L
Many
opponents
of
sanctuary
cities
and
districts
point
to
the
law
saying
our
undocumented
residents
have
broken
the
law,
it's
as
simple
as
that,
but
we
all
know
that
the
law
is
not
always
fair
and
that
it's
not
that
simple,
our
nation
has
contributed
to
devastating
violence
and
corruption
that
continues
to
plague
Latin
America.
Yet
we
have
not
made
amends
for
damage
done.
L
This
is
simply
the
tip
of
the
iceberg
when
it
comes
to
understanding
why
we
have
so
many
undocumented
people
in
the
first
place
here
in
this
country.
What
I
hope
that
we
all
understand
is
that
it
is
naive
and
very
dangerous
to
blame
undocumented
people
for
their
own
position.
No
one
wants
to
leave
everything
they
know
if
they
have
any
other
choice.
L
Our
country
must
treat
the
people
who
have
been
affected
by
our
international
and
our
domestic
policies,
with
compassion
and
with
reason,
and
that
is
why
I
urge
us
all
to
pass
this
ordinance.
This
ordinance
says
that
DPS
will
not
participate
in
the
criminalization
of
our
children
and
our
families.
We
will
not
blame
our
families
for
the
violence
from
which
they
sought
refuge.
L
This
ordinance
makes
clear
that
our
educators
will
serve
all
of
our
students
with
compassion
and
respect
right
now
serving
our
undocumented
students,
which
is
our
legal
and
moral
obligation,
means
protecting
them
and
their
information.
Our
community
in
our
country
are
looking
to
us
to
be
the
leaders
of
this
greater
fight
for
human
rights.
This
ordinance
is
our
opportunity
to
do
so
and
it's
time
for
Boston
Public
Schools
to
be
sanctuary
schools.
L
M
M
Calling
vpso
sanctuary
district
is
more
powerful
than
saying
we're:
building
safe
spaces
for
youth
and
their
families.
Where
everyone
is
welcome
here,
sanctuary
schools
have
become
a
symbol
of
safety
for
immigrant
families
across
the
United
States
bps
has
taken
many
steps
to
support
our
immigrant
families
and
undocumented
students,
but
it
has
not
called
itself
a
sanctuary
and
when
we
refuse
to
call
ourselves
a
sanctuary
district,
we're
sending
a
clear
message
that
we
lack
the
courage
to
take
a
stand
for
our
most
vulnerable
students.
M
We
have
to
say
it
and
we
have
to
call
it
what
it
is:
making
the
Boston,
Public
Schools
a
sanctuary
district
means
making
a
public
contract
and
commitment
with
all
immigrant
and
undocumented
families
that
we
will
protect,
cherish,
celebrate
and
support
them.
Many
of
us
have
already
made
this
commitment
and
we
live
in
and
reaffirm
it
every
day
because
of
unafraid
educators.
M
As
recently
as
a
month
ago,
ice
agents
came
to
a
school
in
Queens
and
asked
about
the
about
a
student
within
that
school.
Thankfully,
whoever
was
at
the
front
desk
knew
to
turn
them
away,
because
this
warrant
wasn't
signed
by
a
judge.
I,
don't
know
that
that
would
be
the
same
case
if
it
happened
here
also
that
we
will
never
collect
immigration
status,
information
for
any
of
our
students
and
that
we
will
provide
this
information
to
our
families.
The
reality
is
that
we
cannot
change
people's
immigration
status.
M
We
cannot
magically
create
a
path
to
citizenship,
which
means
we
cannot
change
their
circumstances,
but
we
can
make
our
school
safe
havens
so
that
our
young
people
feel
safe
and
can
learn,
because
this
isn't
really
about
education.
I
think
this
isn't
really
about
immigration.
This
is
about
education,
it
is
about
human
rights,
because
when
a
young
person
is
afraid
of
deportation
for
themselves
or
their
family,
they
cannot
learn.
They
cannot
thrive,
they
cannot
dream
the
bps.
N
Having
served
in
more
than
1.1
million
born
for
our
foreign-born
individuals
in
our
state
and
their
children
for
over
30
years,
Mira
is
uniquely
qualified
to
give
testimony
as
to
the
impact
our
current
federal
administration
has
had
on
the
population
and
the
resulting
impact
on
students,
foreign-born
and
native
in
all
of
our
time,
serving
the
community
through
legislative
and
administrative
advocacy.
We
have
never
witnessed
a
period
of
such
acute
and
justified
fear.
N
In
the
community
beginning
on
November
8th,
we
received
hundreds
of
calls
from
across
the
state
from
concerned
individuals
wanting
to
know
what
might
happen
to
themselves
and
their
family
truth
be
told.
We
didn't
know
what
to
tell
them.
We
ourselves
were
unsure
of
what
was
to
come,
but
with
detention
of
non
criminal,
undocumented
individuals
more
that
has
more
than
doubled.
It
is
clear
that
the
president
is
making
good
on
his
claim
to
deport
millions
of
hard-working
residents.
The
administration's
lack
of
priorities
for
deportation
has
thrown
entire
neighborhoods
in
Boston
into
sheer
chaos.
N
This
was
demonstrated
on
February
23rd
2017,
when
TSA
agents
were
at
the
State
Street
stop
on
the
orange
line.
The
mere
presence
of
unidentifiable
law
enforcement
was
enough
to
keep
students
out
of
school
and
families
from
traveling
in
the
city
and
Brockton.
Rumours
of
a
raid
by
Immigration
and
Customs
Enforcement
resulted
in
more
than
50%
absenteeism
and
some
elementary
school
classes,
as
cited
by
the
New
York
Times
article,
since
2000
more
than
a
quarter
of
Boston
residents
are
immigrants
in
a
total
of
25
percent
or
more
of
all.
N
Massachusetts
students
are
immigrants
or
have
at
least
one
foreign-born
parent.
This
is
not
an
issue
that
is
impacting
just
California
or
Texas.
This
is
our
issue,
our
problem.
These
are
our
students
and
their
parents
and
the
many
terrifying
stories
that
we
have
heard
from
wage
theft
to
increases
of
unreported
crime,
including
sexual
assault
and
domestic
violence
against
children.
The
most
heartbreaking
results
of
the
administration's
xenophobic
deportation
agenda
is
the
impact
it
is
having
on
our
youngest
residents.
N
Shortly
after
the
election.
I
spoke
to
a
friend
who
lives
in
East
Boston.
She
mentioned
that
her
five-year-old
niece
began
packing
her
stuffed
animals
into
her
small
backpack.
When
her
father
asked
her
what
she
was
doing,
she
responded.
Well,
we
have
to
leave
right
papa.
They
don't
want
us
here
anymore.
N
This
little
girl
has
never
known
any
country,
but
this
one,
and
yet
even
in
our
Commonwealth,
she
has
picked
up
the
message
that
she
isn't
wanted
here.
It
would
be
one
thing
if
this
was
just
rhetoric
as
an
advocacy
organization.
We
could
organize
community
meetings
and
inform
our
constituency
that
they
had
no
reason
to
fear.
That,
however,
is
not
the
truth,
they
have
every
reason
to
fear.
While
ice
has
not
yet
entered
a
school
asking
for
information
on
a
student,
they
have
consistently
tested
the
boundaries
of
the
so-called
sensitive
locations.
N
N
They
have
also
detained
individuals
across
the
street
from
the
church,
where
two
men
were
seeking
using
the
shelter
and
outside
a
courthouse
where
a
woman
was
pursuing
a
restraining
order
against
her
abuser,
and
then
her
abuser
reported
her
to
ice.
It
is
therefore
critical
for
the
Boston
Public
School
District
to
review
and
expand
its
protocol
for
ice
interaction
to
reflect
the
real
and
present
possibility
that
ice
may
in
fact
seek
to
detain
and
deport
one
of
its
students.
N
It
is
our
recommendation
that
this
committee
support
the
adoption
of
an
ordinance
that
would
maintain
education
for
all
administrated
ministers
on
the
appropriate
protocol.
Train
bps
teachers
in
basic
know
your
rights
education
that
they
may
extend
appropriate
non
legal
advice
to
their
students,
inform
all
parents
in
the
district
in
the
appropriate
language
of
their
rights
and
the
protocol
of
the
school
and
bring
the
pasta,
Boston
Public
Schools
protocol
in
line
with
the
most
thorough
policies
nationwide.
N
These
are
uncommon
times
that
have
had
uncommon
impact
on
our
students.
A
recent
report
by
human
impact
partners,
an
immigrant
on
immigration
states
that
anxiety
over
deportation
and
discrimination
has
caused
almost
3/4
of
children
under
18,
with
undocumented
parents,
to
experience
symptoms
of
PTSD
and
severe
anxiety
from
surveys
of
undocumented
parents.
29%
report
that
their
children
have
been
afraid
most
of
the
time
we
do
not
have
the
luxury
of
waiting
to
see
what
will
happen
when
we
know
what
has
happened.
N
Discriminatory
and
divisive
language
has
turned
into
draconian
debilitating
policy
that
paralyzes
our
communities
and
terrifies
our
children.
Now,
instead
of
learning
math
and
science,
they
are
learning
that
their
rights
are
not
as
important
of
their
neighbors
as
those
of
their
neighbors
Rene.
We
may
not
be
able
to
change
the
actions
of
the
federal
administration,
but
here
in
Boston
the
home,
to
the
fifth
largest
immigrant
population
in
America.
We
can
do
everything
in
our
power
to
make
it
safe
for
our
children
to
learn.
We
ask
that
you
consider
this
favorably.
B
Thank
You
Liza
Virginia
testimony
as
well
as
the
testimony.
The
type
panel
have
also
been
joined
by
my
colleague,
city
councilor,
Ayanna,
Presley,
I
guess,
tchen
I
have
for
the
teachers
counsel.
Jackson
had
mentioned
it
to
the
first
panel
with
respect
to
attendance
and
student
performance
being
negatively
negatively
impacted.
B
So
despite
the
fact
that
there's
been
no
ice
incident
and
the
Boston
Public
Schools
the
fight
spikes
back,
we
have
the
Boston
policy
plus
I,
think
Isis
own
policy,
I
assume
that
you're
seeing
some
attendance
issues,
but
I
really
like
to
know
like
what
like
what
are
the
teachers
saying
to
the
students
or
what
are
the
school's,
instructing
the
students
to
do
what
to
not
do.
Based
on
the
fact
that
no
incidents
have
happened
for
my
staff
right
spike
factor,
we
have
a
policy,
it's
like
that.
B
L
So
one
big
part
of
the
initiative
of
the
Boston
teachers
union
group
was
to
have
teachers
to
have
that
conversation
to
set
that
conversation
I.
Think
a
lot
of
us
were
feeling
unsure
as
to
what
to
say
to
them,
because
we
want
to
say
you'll
be
safe,
but
we
couldn't
share
that
so
a
lot
of
them.
We
have
meetings
in
the
morning
and
when
it
comes
up
and
when
the
election
came
up
a
lot
of
it
was
like
what
happens
this?
L
What
happens
if
and
I'm
saying
we're
not
sure
and
that's
hard
to
say
that
nine
year
olds,
who
are
scared?
So
what
we
did
during
the
week
of
May
first
was
we
had
a
coming-out,
they
were
teachers
said
I
will
support
you
as
a
teacher,
even
if
you
are
unafraid,
even
if
you
are
undocumented-
and
that
was
just
to
get
the
word
out
to
families
and
students
that
we
are
supporting
them.
But
it's
not
a
tangible
ordinance
that
we
have
in
place
and
it's
not
a
training
at
our
school.
L
We
also
did
some
work
on
having
those
conversations
with
our
principal
and
trying
to
understand
what
the
rules
are.
I
think
another
aspect
is
not
just
students,
anxiety,
but
families
I,
think
families
are
pulling
back
from
getting
involved
in
schools
and
avoiding
systems
that
come
from
the
government
in
general,
because
they
are
worried
that
that's
going
to
wind
up
putting
them
in
a
dangerous
position.
So
we've
seen
that
from
parents
and
part
of
the
reason
we
come
out,
we
put
signs
on
our
door.
B
L
B
Don't
know
if
we
had
like
reassuring
teachers,
so
you
know
our
instance
here
at
the
Mackay
you
got
a
good
handle
on
things.
Students
are
listening
to
you,
they
respect
you
and
there's
some
confidence
and
there's
some
trust-building
in
that
they'll
show
up
to
your
classroom
based
on
the
relationship
you
have
with
your
students,
plus
I,
assume
that
they
know
that
we
have
a
mayor
and
a
city
council
like
it
is
we
have
a
school
district
that
kids
we
have.
We
stop
a
panic.
Is
it's
not?
B
L
I
definitely
would
say
that
before
we
had
our
coming-out
day,
they
did
not
know
that
it
was
like,
oh
okay,
so
that
was
the
whole
point.
Is
that
if
you're
new
to
a
country-
and
you
see
people
who
look
different
from
you
who
clearly
have
different
economic
statuses
from
you,
these
big
systems,
it's
very
intimidating,
and
so
the
assumption
is
that
they're
not
there
for
you
until
it's
very,
very
explicitly
made
so
I.
Don't
think
they
know
that
the
city
is
there
for
them.
I.
Think
a.
B
B
M
There's
different
I
think
there's
different
levels
to
it.
On
the
one
hand,
when
students
know
that
we
take
a
stand
saying,
you
know
we're
in
support
of
undocumented
students,
because
I
know
that
my
students
are
not
going
to
come
and
tell
me
that
they're
undocumented,
unless
they
know
that
I'm
publicly
saying
that
I'm
going
to
support
them,
no
matter
what
so
that's
one
piece
of
it.
M
The
other
piece
that
is
I
think
the
harshest
and
the
hardest
to
and
supporting
undocumented
students
is
battling,
the
hopelessness
that
they
feel
so
I
work
at
the
LA
with
a
lot
of
high
school
students
and
I
have
to
battle
with
them
day
in
and
day
out.
What's
the
point
of
me
even
coming
to
school
and
if
I'm
not
even
going
to
be
able
to
go
to
college
and
I've
seen
the
two
extremes
like
I've
seen,
students,
students
say
like
yeah,
Boston
Public
Schools
is
a
sanctuary
district
right
and
I
have
to
tell
them.
M
Actually
we
are
not.
We
haven't
said
that
publicly
the
city
has
said
that,
but
the
opossum
Public
Schools
has
not
and
and
they're
like
well
well.
If
ice
comes
here,
they're
not
going
to
give
them
my
name
and
I'm
like
well.
Actually,
if
they
have
a
warrant,
you
know
the
way
that
protocol
stand
now.
I
think
I've
had
to
give
that
and
then,
on
the
other
hand,
I've
had
students
say,
like
you
know,
even
my
school
is
not
willing
to
say
they're
going
to
protect
me.
M
So
that's
part
of
the
unafraid
coming
out
day.
It's
a
poster
that
then
people
put
up
on
their
offices
or
on
their
doors,
and
so
it
really
changes
the
culture
of
a
school.
When
you
walk
around
and
you
see
all
these
posters
that
say
you
know:
I
stand
with
undocumented
students
and
families,
there's
something
because
being
undocumented,
there's
so
much
secrecy
around
it.
There's
something
really
powerful
about
the
public
statement
coming
from
others
and
so
I.
Think.
M
If
we're
really
thinking
about
this
population,
I
think
teachers
being
able
to
honestly
tell
their
students
what
schools
can
do
to
protect
them.
City
councilors
as
well
I
think
as
a
city
saying:
what
can
we
actually
do
to
protect
them
and
then,
whatever
advocacy
comes
along
the
way
around
a
pathway
to
citizenship?
M
You
know:
I
have
my
15
and
16
year
old,
10th,
graders
young
women
who
are
undocumented,
and
so
their
plan
right
now
is
to
try
to
get
married
by
the
time
they're
18,
so
that
they
can
get
their
papers
because
there's
no
other
way
that
they
can
get
citizenship
and,
along
with
that,
they
work.
They
just
can't
work,
but
they
take
care
of
their
siblings.
They
take
AP
classes.
M
They
are
in
after-school
programs,
they
play
basketball
when
you
ask
them
why
they
say:
I
have
to
be
a
perfect
student
and
have
to
be
the
perfect
person
so
that
I
can
get
money
to
go
to
college.
Otherwise,
I'm
not
going
to
be
able
to
go
so
I.
Think
that's
and
that's
the
third
thing.
It's
just
a
lot
of
misinformation
about
whether
undocumented
students
can
go
to
college
because
they
can.
The
challenge
is
just
being
able
to
pay
for
it.
M
So
I
would
say
because
of
the
secrecy
of
immigration
being
undocumented,
taking
people
empower
all
of
us
taking
a
public
stand
that
we
will
cherish
and
protect
our
students,
helping
our
students
battle,
the
hopelessness
that
they
feel
because
of
their
circumstances.
Unless
I
said
oh
and
then
providing
them.
Information
on
the
fact
that
they
can
go
to
college
is
just
we
have
to
be
very
strategic
about
how
how
they
get
there
very.
C
C
F
C
Okay,
so
just
to
say
that
back
into
the
mic,
it
was
just
I
just
and
I
want
to
be,
and
the
reason
why
this
makes
it
even
more
important
that
we
make
a
clarification,
that
we
are
a
sanctuary.
School,
District
I
believe
that
the
truck
it
is
my
feeling
that
the
trust
act
actually
makes
us
that
that
sense,
where
there's
a
whole
host
and
I,
would
love
to
hear
some
clarification.
There
go
ahead.
Yes,.
N
So
that's
an
that's
a
harboring
law
and
our
sorry
that
is
has
to
do
with
information
sharing
and
and
to
date
there
is
no
city
nor
ordinance
nor
the
the
trust
act,
ordinance
our
policies
in
Chelsea
or
Cambridge
Somerville
that
are
in
any
violation
of
that
federal
code.
So,
according
to
attorney
general
sessions
definition,
there
are
no
sanctuaries,
okay
in
Massachusetts,
because
up
until
that
point
in
time
there
was
no
legal
definition,
but
the
Attorney
General
has
now
provided
a
legal
definition.
And
so
therefore
we
are
not
okay.
C
What
we
do
want
to
ensure
well
actually
that
that
that's
an
interesting
person
and
interesting
perspective
around
the
the
definition,
but
what
I
would
say
is
that
I
think
it's
really
critical,
that
we
all
agree
that
the
that
young
people
are
the
folks
that
we
definitely
all
should
be
going
on,
as
well
as
all
those
who
are
documented
and
I.
Think
it's
important
that
we
speak
the
same
language
and
I
think
what
ends
up
happening
and
I
want
to
thank
councilors
a
come
for
his
foresight
in
shepherding
the
the
trust
at
and
I'm
sure.
C
You've
got
some
of
the
emails
that
I
got
that
were
not
not
ador,
not
emails,
that
were
nice
relative
to
that.
But
I
think
we
need
to
be
speaking
a
language
that
people
understand
and
people
who
are
from
other
countries
actually
understand.
I.
Think
that
word
sanctuary
does
definitely
mean
something
have
any
of
you
been
trained
on
what
what
to
do.
If
you
were
walking
into
the
building
and
and
I
say
to
approach,
you
know.
G
L
J
We
haven't
seen
any
cases
like
that.
Will
you,
under
the
governing
Supreme
Court
case
Splott,
it
has
been
found
that
schools
have
an
obligation
to
protect
students
and
to
make
sure
that
the
schools
are
equally
accessible
to
all
students,
regardless
of
race,
ethnicity
or
gender,
and
the
students
within
schools
have
a
reasonable
expectation
of
privacy.
So,
under
those
circumstances,
administrators
may
demand
a
judicial
warrant.
J
One
is
judicial
and
I
didn't
understand
that
distinction
when
I
heard
that
passage
read
by
the
representatives
from
the
Boston
Public
Schools
that
judicial
warrant,
according
to
the
policy
put
forward
by
councillor
Jackson,
would
have
to
be
respected
and
that's
one
of
the
provisions
in
the
policy
that
ensures
that
we're,
not
in
violation
of
section
1370
3,
as
well
as
saying
that
we
would
have
to
share
information
as
required
by
law.
So
I
think
there
should
be
some
clarity
there
and
I.
F
C
I
guess
the
the
last
thing
I
would
say
is
that
we
live
in
a
time
that
we
require
courageous
leadership,
and
you
are
what
a
courageous
leadership
looks
like,
and
that
is
it's
imperative
that
we
resist
today,
as
you
are
resisting
in
your
classroom,
that
we
resist
by
legislating
compassion,
righteousness
and
justice
and
the
work
that
we
do
and
I
want
to.
Thank
you
for
using
your
platform
and
what
you
have
in
your
classroom
to
do
what
you're
doing
one
last
piece.
What
does
it
feel
like
to
not
have
an
answer?
I.
M
It's
awful,
you
know,
I
think
so.
The
day
after
the
election,
I
had
four
young
women
come
into
my
office
and
two
of
them
undocumented,
two
of
them
their
best
friends
and
the
undocumented
ones.
Asked
me
what
what's
going
to
happen
to
me.
What's
going
to
happen
to
my
family?
Can
I
get
a
job?
Can
I
go
to
college?
What
am
I
going
to
do
with
my
life
and
I?
M
Didn't
know
what
to
say,
and
so
all
I
could
say
to
them
was
what
I
pledge
to
all
of
my
students,
that
is,
that
I
will
move
mountains
for
them
and
that
I
will
go
to
bat
for
anything
that
they
need,
even
if
I
don't
have
answers,
but
I
think
it
brings
a
level
of
fear
for
myself
as
a
professional
as
well,
because
I
I
cannot
protect
my
students.
You
know
if
a
student
tells
me
that
they're
homeless
I
can
call
the
city
I
can
call
the
bowling
building.
K
Was
my
hands
were
tied
on
how
to
predict
and
to
know
them
to
really
fully
protect
them
in
the
spaces
that
we
shared
and
that's
not
what
I
want
to
be
able
to
say.
I
wanted
them
to
have
science
in
my
classroom,
wanting
them
to
feel
proud
of
themselves,
regardless
of
their
immigration
status,
and
to
not
be
able
to
show
that
pride
that
I
have
in
them
for
being
strong
by
being
able
to
protect
them
and
be
strong
alongside
them
is
absolutely
heartbreaking
and
enraging
and
I
share.
K
What
Claudia
said
is,
after
the
election
of
saying
so
many
questions
and
not
being
able
to
give
any
answers,
and
just
saying
the
best
you
could
say
is
it
will
fight
tooth
and
nail
and
fight
alongside
you
and
that's.
You
know
why
we're
here
today,
but
it's
hopefully
you
know
next
year,
when
we
start
the
year,
we'll
be
able
to
have
that
training
and
that
project
and
be
able
to
also
include
what
to
do
what
they
can
know
what
the
situation
will
be
if
it
also
happens
in
school,
which
we
have
seen.
F
C
The
only
thing
I
would
ask
to
the
chair
that
you
request
of
other
Boston
Public
Schools
is
an
assessment
of
what
the
Boston
School
police
are
told,
because
that
is
something
that
is
has
not
been
added
and
I
would
love
an
indication
of
what
their
direction
is
relative
to
this.
It
is
bother.
It
bothers
me
that
school
leaders
haven't
been
trained.
It
bothers
me
that
teachers
haven't
been
trained
as
well
as
staff
and
I
would
also
love
to
hear
the
status
of
the
school.
The
school
police
relative
to
this.
Thank
you
so
much
mr.
D
You
mr.
chair
I'll
be
brief:
I
I
have
an
obligation
in
the
district
I
have
to
get
to,
but
I
have
a
couple,
quick
things
where
first
one
thank
the
three
of
you-
educators,
not
just
for
being
here
and
sharing
your
experience,
but
for
taking
on
what
is
an
unacceptably
heavy
burden
right
now,
given
what's
happening
in
Washington
and
around
this
country.
So
thank
you
for
that
and
thank
you
for
sharing
with
us
and
the
public
at
large.
Why
policies
and
actions
of
the
city
level
are
necessary
to
protect
our
students.
It's
appreciate.
D
M
D
Attorney
on
the
panel
counselor
flatty
mentioned
this
briefly,
you
know
talking
about
what
people
can
do,
whether
it's
as
bystander
training
or
whether
it's
our
public
school
teachers,
whether
it's
parents,
whether
it's
even
students
who
have
legal
status-
and
you
know
and
you're
talking
about
some
perennial
friends.
Obviously,
people
are
in
school
together,
they're
going
to
become
friends
someone's
asking
to
see
someone's
immigration
status
when
they
want
to
hang
out
and
get
lunch
together.
What
I
guess
two
aspects
of
one
have
you
heard
or
seen
in
this
go
to
you?
D
Two
lies
I,
guess
I'm
around
the
country,
any
issues
with
folks,
whether
it's
being
disciplined
by
an
employer,
whether
it's
law,
enforcement
or
other
issues
when
they
are
saying
you
can't
enter
I
mean
it's.
My
understanding
that,
like
any
law
enforcement
agency
ice,
needs
a
judicial
warrant
to
forcibly
enter
premises.
If
someone
doesn't
let
them
in,
can
you
comment
on
how
if
there's
a
difference
between
someone's
home
and
the
public
school
is
going
to
be
back
back
to
Matt
and
then
sort
of
broadly?
If
you've
heard
about
issues
like
this
any
repercussions,
people
are
suffering.
J
J
J
D
N
In
my
opinion,
that's
not
okay.
It's
factually
incorrect.
The
student
still
has
rights
by
virtue
of
the
fact
that
they
are
here
and
they
are
still
they
still
operate
and
have
all
the
rights
said.
Any
one
of
us
sitting
here
does
and
the
fact
that
a
principal
in
the
Boston
school
system
would
believe
is
such
that
we
have
a
critical
lack
of
training
in
this
area.
It's
not
something
that
we
have
known
how
to
deal
with
before
and
I
think
if
anything,
these
are
issues
that
we
really
need
to
consider
in
depth.
N
How
can
we
give
continued
training
because
we're
not
sure
exactly
what
will
happen
with
these?
With
these
expanded
priorities
and
in
which
ways
ice
will
now
operate,
that
they
haven't
operated
before
the
sensitive
locations?
Memo
is
just
a
memo
at
any
point
in
time.
It
could
just
not
exist
or
not
be
followed
any
longer.
There
is
nothing
binding
there,
and
so
I
think
it
is
imperative
that
on
our
side,
we
have
something
that
is
binding,
because
we
should
not
place
our
faith
and
a
non-binding
document
or
policy
well.
D
N
D
Councelor
a
school
principal,
so
I
brings
back
to
training
yeah,
you
know
and
I
think
as
a
city
we
need
to
provide
that
to
every
of
our
employees
and
I
would
certainly
maybe
not
mandatory,
but
certainly
open
it
to
parents
and
students.
I
know
your
organization's
doing
know
your
rights
I'm
sure
you're
readily
busy.
With
these
you
know
across
the
Commonwealth
right
now.
D
You
know
we
really
need
to
do
that
and
I
think
there's
the
basic
know
your
rights
as
an
individual,
but
to
then
you
know,
have
it
a
little
more
sophisticated
that
someone
say
you
know
I
think
we've
all
seen
the
movies
or
the
TV
shows
where
the
police,
you
know,
use
a
takeout
menu
and
say
this
is
a
warrant.
You
know
let
me
in,
and
you
know
well
that
may
make
for
good
entertainment.
It's
obviously
asking
a
lot
of
someone.
You
know
I.
D
Think
myself
and
tell
so
flattery
are
both
attorneys
I
would
still
have
to
sit
and
read
it
for
some
time
and
when
someone's
looking
over
your
shoulder
and
they've
got
a
gun
on
their
hip
and
a
badge
on
their
chest.
That's
not
gonna.
Be
a
comfortable
situation
for
anyone
to
be,
and
so
I
do.
Think
and
I
appreciate
that
our
public
school
represented
and
the
folks
in
the
mayor's
office
are
looking
into
doing
more
training.
D
It's
incredibly
important,
whatever
this
ordinance,
whether
as
written
or
changed,
or
whatever
form
it
takes,
we
need
to
have
training
what
people's
rights
are.
Everyone's
rights
under
the
US
Constitution
and
further
under
the
constitution
of
the
Commonwealth,
which
in
many
ways
is
more
protective,
I.
Think
in
particularly
we
have
a
governor
who
has
allowed
our
state
agencies
to
engage
in
enforcement
practices.
We
need
to
make
sure
we
are
fully
up
on
that
and
I
would
also
like
to
say.
I
know,
counsel,
Jackson
mentioned
briefly
I.
D
You
know
when
this
body
is
having
hearings
on
ordinances,
it's
not
directed
to
all
of
you,
but
we
and
the
corporation
council
has
concerns
or
suggestions
or
comments
on
this.
They
need
to
be
here
and
it's
the
100's
left
I
see
some
folks
in
the
mayor's
office
is
still
here.
You
know
they
are
the
attorneys
for
both
the
City
Council,
the
mayor,
the
city
at
large.
D
You
know
the
fact
that
we're
talking
about
an
important
or
an
ordinance
with
constitutional,
statutory
implications
in
our
school
system
and
councillor,
Flaherty
and
I,
aware
the
chair
and
vice
chair
of
this
committee
are
the
only
attorneys
around
the
table,
so
to
speak
is
not
helpful
in
moving
swiftly.
So
you
know,
that's
not.
You
know
talk
to
anyone.
You
know
on
this
current
panel,
but
I
think
it's
incredibly
important
that
we
have
them
at
the
table,
so
we
can
move
swiftly
on
this
so
well.
Thank
you
for
your
work.
I
apologize.
D
I
You
cheering
Thank
You
chairman
and
thank
you
all
for
being
here
today.
I
am
most
concerned
about
the
lack
of
training
that
our
teachers
and
our
frontline
staff
haven't
received
in
our
schools.
I
think
that
is
because,
at
that
level,
that's
where
you
are
with
our
kids,
you
are
on
the
front
line.
You
are
the
one
leaving
or
attempting
to
any
fears,
but
then
also
on
the
front
line.
I
Should
something
happen
in
school
faculty,
whether
teachers
and
security
staff
and
administrators
need
to
be
trained,
so
I
think
one
of
the
certain
outcomes
of
this
hearing,
and
although
sometimes
it
takes
time
to
get
to
ordinance,
is
that
request
for
specific,
very
specific
training,
especially
considering
this
is
the
end
of
the
school
year?
How
are
we
going
to
go
forward
for
the
for
the
upcoming
school
year,
but
then
also?
How
are
we
as
a
school
system
responding
to
the
needs
of
our
kids
during
the
summer?
I
Because
you
are
teachers,
because
you
are
in
the
field
and
able
to
sort
of
understand
the
kids
fears
every
day,
some
our
staff
isn't
always
tuned
in
and
our
need
to
also
train
them
and
to
make
sure
that
they
are
prepared
to
respond
to
kids
fears
but
also
prepared
to
respond.
Should
they
need
to
is
really
important
and
I.
Think
it's
a
piece
that
we
can
get
done
in
the
meantime
really
put
pressure
on
the
school
department
to
get
that
done.
I
Both
you
know,
adding
some
teeth
and
some
bite
to
their
policies
and
to
really
I
want
to
say,
improve
the
training,
but
there's
been
no
training
to
really
give
staff
the
tools
they
need
to
support
their
kids.
So
it's
not.
It's
not
really
a
question
it's
more
of
a
statement,
and
it
is.
It
is
sad
and
frustrating
because,
as
I
tend
to
be
or
try
to
be
a
hopeful
person,
I
wish
that
we
were
doing
this
work
already
and
it's
so
important
for
us
to
do
this
work
for
our
kids.
I
Now,
more
than
ever,
but
I
look
forward
to
pushing
pushing
DPS
on
that
particular,
and
my
sister
I
think
was
with
you
at
Latin
Academy
as
an
intern
this
last
year
and
was
very
excited
to
participate
in
your
work
and
talked
quite
a
bit
about
the
unafraid
educators
and
how
it
made
her
feel
as
a
educator
and
training
to
be
among
you
and
in
other
colleagues,
to
really
promote
that.
Where
I
can
support
our
kids,
because
that's
what
we're
there.
I
E
E
Our
valedictorian
and
salutatorian
xand
students
receiving
full
rides
to
school,
have
been
immigrants
and,
despite
many
of
them
living
in
constant
fear
and
on
the
margins,
have
overcome
tremendous
hardship,
and
so
it
is
incredibly
heartening
to
see
us
coming
together
to
affirm
the
immigrants,
rights
or
human
rights
and
to
acknowledge
the
contributions
of
immigrant
and
refugees
to
our
school
communities
and
to
our
city
and
our
and
our
Commonwealth
I
want
to
thank
each
and
every
one
of
you
for
what
you're
doing
every
day.
Thank
you
for
your
impassioned
eloquent
testimony.
Thank
you
for
your
conviction.
E
E
You
know
fear
of
displacement.
You
know
the
trauma
of
homelessness,
the
trauma
of
poverty,
the
trauma
of
food
insecurity,
the
trauma
of
experiencing
or
being
exposed
to
violence.
And
now
this
is
just
one
more
thing:
the
trauma,
the
fear
of
deportation.
To
add
on
to
that
list,
and
so
you
know
I
said
it
a
pride
event
over
the
weekend.
That
all
of
this
reminds
me
of
what
dr.
E
King
once
said,
and
that
is
that,
although
laws
may
not
change
hearts,
they
do
restrain
the
reckless
and
there
is
a
lot
of
reckless
activity
happening
in
Washington
DC.
If
there
was
ever
a
time
that
we
need
to
restrain
the
reckless,
it
is
right
now-
and
this
is
very
similar
to
title
9.
So
although
there
was
great
work
being
done
on
college
campuses
and
in
communities
to
create
safe
spaces
than
to
tell
people
to
tell
women,
you
will
not
be
discriminated
against
you
will.
E
You
will
not
be
subject
to
harassment
that
we
had
to
double
down
and
reaffirm
that
commitment
later,
adding
sexual
violence
to
that
roster
to
that
list
of
requirements
to
to
reaffirm
our
commitment
to
our
values
and
to
offer
more
than
organic
support
and
symbolic
gestures,
but
through
lawmaking
and
policy.
Let
people
know
that
we
saw
as
a
civil
right
that
you
should
feel
safe
in
your
own
body
and
not
worry
about
that
threat.
So
to
me
this
is
very
similar
and
so
again
I
thank
all
of
you
Thank
You,
mr.
chairman
Thank
You
councillor
Jackson.
E
M
C
I
just
want
to
note
the
interesting
component
advisor
you
brought
up
around
the
Attorney
General
Sessions
definition
with
that
definition.
That
also
addresses
one
of
the
the
other
pushes
that
people
have
brought
forward
to
me
is
whether
or
not
we
would
lose
funding,
and
so
with
that
said,
I
think
it
is
really
critical
that,
under
the
current
definition,
we
actually
aren't
don't
follow
and
fall
under
that
on.
B
F
B
B
O
P
O
O
O
P
Q
P
P
Q
P
F
R
P
F
S
Afternoon
my
name
is
Marilyn
Perez
I'm
19
years
old,
I
senior
is
Boston
high
school
I'm,
originally
from
a
folder.
I
grew
up,
surrounded
by
gang
violence,
drugs,
rape
and
murder.
My
family
and
I'm
migrated
to
neither
space
in
order
to
survive
death.
We
have
the
victims
of
extortion
and
the
last
time
it
happened
with
the
M
with
murder
in
2010,
my
family
and
I
fled
to
United
States
in
hopes
for
survival.
S
Violence
has
taken
away
for
me,
my
safety
in
childhood,
and
now
it's
academic
for
my
country
today,
I'm
here
testifying
for
bps
to
the
century
schools,
because
my
education
is
the
only
thing
by
owners,
never
took
away
the
story.
I
tell
is
not
unique
to
me.
As
you
know,
there
are
more
than
11
million
documented
immigrants
in
the
United
States
currently
facing
discrimination,
hate
crimes,
job
exploitation
and
deportations.
We
live
in
fear
of
deportation
and
those
who've
seen
their
families
reported,
leave
their
pain
each
day.
S
Despite
so
many
justices,
we're
resilient
people
who
will
never
give
up
until
justice
is
served
today
and
here,
testifying
in
front
of
all
of
you
to
make
Boston
Public
Schools
sanctuary
schools.
I
worry
for
myself
and
parents
who
have
to
work
every
day.
It
needs
public
transportation,
not
knowing
they
don't
make
it
back
home,
safe,
I
work
from
a
little
brother
who's,
crony
study
in
the
seventh
grade
and
who,
like
me,
has
big
aspirations.
My
little
brother
and
I
are
not
the
only
ones
who
aspire
higher
education.
S
There
are
many
undocumented
students
who
also
do
as
well.
Many
of
them
who
are
homeless
or
come
from
broken
families
and
the
only
place
I
feel
safe
is
at
school
as
cool
as
their
home,
or
we
wanted
to
study
without
any
fear
immediately.
You
may
a
morally
wrong
to
take
us
away.
The
right
of
education.
This
past
six
years
have
been,
has
not
been
easy
to
me
at
school,
knowing
documented
but
I'm,
proud
of
how
far
I've
made
it
being
my
classes.
Korean
valedictorian
shows
me
that
we
might
have
work
and
perseverance.
S
Anything
is
possible,
I
have
not
yet
made
it,
but
every
day,
I'm
closer
to
without
bps
applications,
I
wouldn't
be
where
I
am
today.
I
want
other
students
who
are
under
the
same
situation
as
me
to
also
be
on
top
of
the
class
and
take
advantage
of
education.
I,
don't
want
to
be
an
outlier
I
want
to
be
one
more
I
want
safe
education
for
us.
Please
don't
take
it
away.
Thank
you.
B
C
F
C
But
all
of
the
things
that
have
been
on
your
shoulders
and
on
your
mind
and
on
your
heart
every
single
day,
you
went
and
showed
us
what
excellence
look
like.
I
heard
all
these
GPAs
in
that
room
that
were
above
a
4.0
as
someone
who
was
in
the
high
twos
I,
didn't
understand
what
being
a
lovely
4.0
meant,
but
I
think
it
is.
It
shows
on
what
we
would
be
losing
if
we
didn't
do
what
we
need
to
do
here.
C
S
A
F
C
S
B
Thank
you
all
so
that
will
conclude
this
panel
and
we're
going
to
go
to
public
testimony.
If
there's
anyone
here
wishing
to
offer
public
testimony
that
has
not
signed
the
sheet,
you
can
do
so
over
there
and
just
ask
that
this
panel
is
excused,
so
you
can
you're
welcome
to
stay,
and
then
we
have
these
two
podiums
here
for
public
testimony,
so
I'm
going
to
call
on
Mary
Ellen
Mary
Ellen
Perez.
B
If
she
can
come
down
to
this
podium
and
if
Maya
Rodriguez
can
come
down
to
this
podium
and
then
we
have
looks
like
Myra
Romero,
she
can
queue
up
behind
this
podium.
If
there's
any
additional
public
testimony
or
if
you've
signed
the
sheet
and
you've
indicated
no,
but
did
you've
changed
your
mind.
You
want
to
offer
testimony.
You
may
do
so
by
coming
down
and
queuing
up
behind
the
individuals
who
have
signed
up
a
public
testimony.
F
B
Wishing
to
offer
public
testimony
may
do
so
now.
This
is
the
public
testimony
portion
we've
indicated
that
made
Belen
Perez
has
indicated
a
willingness.
Martha
Rodriguez
has
indicated
a
willingness,
as
has
Myra
Romero,
so
last
call
for
public
testimony,
make
them
down
now
or
forever
hold
your
peace
seeing
and
hearing
no
desire
to
do
so.
That
will
conclude
the
public
testimony
piece
in
that
will
allow
counsel
Jackson
by
way
of
a
wrap-up.
Just
to
conclude,
and
then
we'll
conclude
this
hearing
thank.
C
C
I
think
it's
critical,
because
we
need
to
have
teachers
and
school
leaders
in
classrooms
and
in
schools,
or
they
could
definitively
answer
a
question
they
and
I,
and
hearing
from
teachers
saying
that
speaking
of
the
discomfort
that
they
have
in
not
being
able
to
assure
young
people
in
their
classroom
or
their
families
that
they
will
not
be
safe.
Listening
to
mothers
who
are
saying
that
children
are
not
playing
with
toys
anymore
and
are
looking
at
the
the
media
and
the
hysteria
that
is
currently
surrounding
Washington
DC,
we
live
in
a
day
and
age.
C
Now,
where
city
government
is
way
more
important
than
it
was
I
believe
it's
always
been
of
the
utmost
importance.
But
we
are
the
the
frontline
of
change.
We
are
the
frontline
of
advocacy
and
we
are
the
frontline
of
the
resistance
that
we
need
to
have
against
what
is
going
on.
In
the
name
of
our
country
and
in
the
name
of
our
state,
in
the
name
of
our
city,
we
cannot
stand
idly
by
and
allow
young
people
and
families
to
be
fearful
as
they
go
into
our
school
buildings.
On
our
watch
and
our
time.
C
It
is
time
that
we
step
up
for
these
issues
and
to
push
forward
on
these
problems
and
ensure
that
we
all
are
protecting
our
students,
our
parents
and
our
families.
That
is
to
me
the
most
important
component
and
I,
will
also
not
only
tie
this
to
the
moral
components
of
the
city
of
Boston,
but
also
to
the
economic
components
of
the
city
of
Boston.
C
So,
in
addition
to
the
future
leadership
of
a
government,
this
is
the
future
leadership
of
business
and
future
leadership
of
nonprofits
and
across
the
board.
So
it
is
absolutely
critical
that
we
stand
on
the
highest
of
moral
grounds
and
right
away.
You
know
what
there's
yet
is
risk
in
terms
of
what
is
going
to
happen
in
DC
and
what
they'll
do,
but
I
would
say
if
the
money
says
that
we
have
to
turn
young
people
over
to
the
the
feds
or
we
can't
protect
our
young
people.
I
don't
want
that
money.
C
If
that's
what
the
attachment
is
for
that
money,
that
is
not
the
type
of
dollars
or
those
types
of
dollars
that
that
we
need
again.
This
is
a
time
where
or
we
need
courageous
leadership
and
we
can
harken
back
to
the
times
of
the
past.
Well,
you
know
what
Gandhi
is
not
coming
back.
Martin
Luther
King
is
not
coming
back.
Harriet
Tubman
is
not
coming
back.
C
We
are
that
courageous
leadership
that
we
have
to
stand
up
for
and
again
the
resistance
is
today
and
we
we
legislatively
resist
what
is
going
on
and
we
are
going
to
resist
with
legislation,
but
we're
going
to
resist
with
compassion,
we're
going
to
resist
with
righteousness
and
we're
going
to
resist
on
the
side
of
justice
and
that's
where
we
stand,
and
we
have
an
opportunity
to
lead
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
not
follow
relative
to
these
issues.
Maybe
nobody
else's.
Whether
people
have
done
it
in
other
places
or
not.
C
We
must
step
up
and
do
right
by
the
young
people
of
the
city
of
Boston
and
I,
look
forward
to
expediting
this
legislation
to
our
young
people
and
their
feelings
on
going
into
potentially
summer
school,
which
I
had
to
attend
a
couple
times:
council,
clarity
and
knowing
that
they
will
be
safe
in
that
environment.
And
then
they
can
all
walk
in
to
a
school
year.
C
In
September,
where
we
know
that
our
teachers,
our
school
leaders,
you
know
their
staff
can
actually
say
that
they
are
safe
in
other
school
buildings
and
what's
the
city
of
Boston
owns.
Thank
you.
So
much
thank
you,
st.
Stephens.
Thank
you,
young
people
for
going
too
fast
for
pushing
us
too
hard
and
for
ensuring
that
we
are
here
today
to
do
to
do
this.
I
look
forward
to
working
with
the
council
as
well
as
our
mayor,
to
ensure
that
we
get
this
done,
and
we
expedite
this.
Thank
you
so
much
councillor
fairy.
Let.
B
So
we'll
figure
out
based
on
our
conversations
with
the
law
department
as
to
sort
of
what
the
next
steps
are,
but
we'll
be
sure
to
keep
all
of
you
abreast
of
those
developments
and
get
something
turned
around
a
relatively
short
period
of
time.
So,
with
that
with
respect
to
docket
0
7
6
0
ordinance
creating
the
sanctuary
school
act,
the
committee
uncommon
operations
is
adjourned.
Thank
you.