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Then NOBODY gets to go on student body international trips that have already been planned and financed.
"The Kent School Board has decided to halt all international field trips, worried that stricter border enforcement could prevent Kent students who are in the United States illegally from returning to the country.
"The decision, announced at what was described as an emotional board meeting Wednesday night, resulted in the immediate cancellation of two Kentlake High School trips scheduled for this school year: an education exchange to Osaka, Japan, and a band trip to Victoria, B.C., that has been a school tradition for 18 years."
Students reeling after Kent School District halts international field trips over border concerns
"All of the fundraising that went into their efforts to prepare for these trips abroad is effectively wasted. An opportunity to travel which is far above and beyond anything we had available when I was in high school has gone up in smoke. And it’s apparently beyond the control of the rest of the families. All so those who are in the country illegally to begin with can remain safe from law enforcement."
School takes unusual (and heartbreaking) step to protect illegal immigrant students - Hot Air
"The Kent School Board has decided to halt all international field trips, worried that stricter border enforcement could prevent Kent students who are in the United States illegally from returning to the country.
"The decision, announced at what was described as an emotional board meeting Wednesday night, resulted in the immediate cancellation of two Kentlake High School trips scheduled for this school year: an education exchange to Osaka, Japan, and a band trip to Victoria, B.C., that has been a school tradition for 18 years."
Students reeling after Kent School District halts international field trips over border concerns
"All of the fundraising that went into their efforts to prepare for these trips abroad is effectively wasted. An opportunity to travel which is far above and beyond anything we had available when I was in high school has gone up in smoke. And it’s apparently beyond the control of the rest of the families. All so those who are in the country illegally to begin with can remain safe from law enforcement."
School takes unusual (and heartbreaking) step to protect illegal immigrant students - Hot Air