Key Highlights
- Parent Teacher Association officials in one of the wealthiest school districts in the country hosted a training session last month instructing families on how to respond to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity.
- The virtual PTA session in Montgomery County, Maryland, was held on Jan.
- 20 and was headed by Councilwoman Kristin Mink.
- The meeting was titled "ICE Response & Organizing Tools for PTAs, Parents & Guardians." According to the National Review, Mink has previously hosted multiple sessions on ways schools can equip themselves with "tools to slow ICE down and protect each other." The training guided parents on how to escort students with illegal immigrant parents, and encouraged volunteers to monitor ICE activity during drop‑off and pickup, and introduced ways to support families affected by ICE arrests and deportations.
- During the session, Mink reportedly presented comprehensive "rapid response" guidance she had created and shared publicly three days earlier.
