A model of courage.I enjoyed Steve Joel's response to the immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. raid at Grand Island, Neb. ("My Obligations During an Immigration Crackdown," November 2007). Huron, S.D., recently opened a large turkey processing plan, which has 600 employees, mostly Hispanic and Hmong. In addition, a snack foods A list of snack foods is shown below. For more information, see snack foods. List of snack foods Chips (Crisps)
I plan to share Joel's article with my district administrators, school board members and our school district's English-as-second-language committee--and will incorporate his advice into our district's crisis response procedures. His guidance may be highly beneficial for us in the future. I am certain that the Huron district, like Grand Island, will place children first if such an emergency arises. RANDALL A. ZITTERKOPF Superintendent, Huron School District, Huron, S.D. What a superb article in the AASA AASA American Association of School Administrators AASA Asian American Student Association AASA Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia AASA Aging and Adult Services Administration AASA Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army magazine. Steve Joel's personal account was a great report, extremely well written. At the time it was happening, I was so impressed with the way Joel handled the situation and the attendant publicity. His actions are a credit to the profession. ROY E. BAKER Superintendent, Norris School District 160, Firth firth or frith, Scottish term applied to an arm of the sea, usually an estuary or strait. For Firth of Clyde, see Clyde; for Firth of Forth, see Forth. , Neb. Great article about how Steve Joel handled a difficult situation--an excellent example of what happens when the school system's leader is focused on the right issue, the welfare of children, and has the courage to model that belief for the community. PHIL SCHOO Retired Superintendent, Lincoln, Neb. Coping with immigration raids is not a new issue. I had to deal with this while serving as an educational leader at Montebello, Calif., during the 1970s. I took issue with the immigration officials who would come on our school campuses, while parents were taking adult classes there to learn English. Sometimes the agents would raid an apartment and take the parents back across the Mexican border. Our schools then would receive calls from neighbors saying that young children could be heard crying in the apartment because they were alone and their parents had been forcibly forc·i·ble adj. 1. Effected against resistance through the use of force: The police used forcible restraint in order to subdue the assailant. 2. Characterized by force; powerful. removed. I can assure you I did not use the King's English King's English n. English speech or usage that is considered standard or accepted; Received Standard English. Noun 1. King's English - English as spoken by educated persons in southern England Queen's English when I spoke to the immigration agents. I took a strong stand that children should not be separated from their parents, and the immigration service was not welcome on our campuses while the parents were taking adult education classes. PETER CORONA Retired Superintendent, Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, residential city (1990 pop. 60,569), Contra Costa co., W Calif., in the San Francisco Bay area; inc. 1914. It is the trade and shipping center of an extensive agricultural area where walnuts are among the major product. , Calif . Re: Scott LaFee's timely article, "Fighting for Immigrant Children's Rights The opportunity for children to participate in political and legal decisions that affect them; in a broad sense, the rights of children to live free from hunger, abuse, neglect, and other inhumane conditions. " (November 2007). We have experienced some raids by Immigration Control and Enforcement here in Georgia, but school districts have not responded well to children left alone or with friends. I shared the article with some of my former colleagues at the Georgia Department of Education The Georgia Department of Education is an American agency that governs public education in the state of Georgia. They manage funding and testing for local educational agencies accountable for student achievement. and in Cobb County, where I now work. The article gives those of us who are advocates a tool to work with. VERDI AVILA Consultant, Cobb County Schools, Marietta, Ga. |
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