Arizona immigration law: Residents demand that district defy Senate Bill 1070: Some parents fear long arm of school-resource officers
Community members are calling for the Phoenix Union High School District to implement a policy to keep school-resource officers from complying with Arizona's new immigration law.
Their concern is that the sworn police officers assigned to campuses will be arresting students or their family members who are in the country illegally. School officials sought to assure residents that would not occur.
At a meeting this week, Eve Aguirre, a parent in the Phoenix Union district, demanded the district adopt a policy of non-compliance in the wake of Senate Bill 1070, saying the strict new immigration law negatively affects young people. The law takes effect July 29, four days before the first day of school.
