Mountain View Whisman School District

Agenda Item for Board Meeting of 4/24/2025

Agenda Category:  REVIEW AND ACTION

Agenda Item Title:  (Action) Board Policy 5145.13 Response To Immigration Enforcement

Estimated Time: 

Person Responsible:  Jeffrey Baier, Superintendent

Background: 

 The policy aims to balance the district's responsibility to protect students' rights with the need to comply with legal obligations.

The following have been added to the updated Board Policy 5145.13 Response To Immigration Enforcement:

Education Code 234.1 mandates that districts adopt policies prohibiting discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on the actual or perceived characteristics outlined in Education Code 220 and Penal Code 422.55. Education Code 234.1 expressly includes immigration status among the protected categories.

Government Code 8310.3 prohibits districts from disclosing information about immigration status or religion for use in the compilation of a registry for immigration enforcement or otherwise assisting in creating such a registry.