This toolkit, Our Schools: Resources for Including Immigrant Families, provides family-facing posters that communicate assurance of all schools’ obligation to provide every child with access to education and a safe learning environment, regardless of immigration status, as well as guidance for best practices when immigration agents are present on school sites. We encourage all California schools to make these resources visible and accessible to families.
The posters and office counter cards in this toolkit include:
- content regarding protection of students’ and families’ privacy,
- guidance from the Attorney General about how to respond if immigration agents are present,
- information about caregiver affidavits,
- recommendations for updating school safety plans, and
- additional valuable resources.
In recognition of the fact that many local educational agencies (LEAs) may wish to include local policies or resources in any family-facing materials, the CDE has provided customizable versions of each toolkit poster in addition to versions that can be used statewide.
The Our Schools toolkit is currently available in English and Spanish. Additional languages will be added so that this vital information about supports for students and families will be accessible to most California immigrant communities.
See below for English versions of all documents or get Spanish translations and additional languages
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Our Schools: Resources to Include Immigrant Families
- Poster 1: Our Kids Have a Right to Education (PDF)
- Poster 2: Our Families Can Safely Enroll (PDF)
- Poster 3: We Keep Each Other Safe (PDF)
- Poster 4: Caregiver Affidavits (PDF)
- Poster 5: Mental Health Resources (PDF)