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Council Member Shahana Hanif states her questions for the administration
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Council Member Hanif expresses concern about the treatment of immigrant families during school transfers, and states questions she has for the administration when they testify.
- She asks what the protocol is for school transfers of these families
- She questions why parents were forced to sign papers they didn't understand and were offered trash bags
- She says this adds to the dehumanization of newcomers, exacerbated by the mayor's rhetoric
- She requests a response from the administration on the schooling situation for these children
Shahana Hanif
0:38:51
I won't be here for when the administration testifies, but I would like for them to respond to what the protocol is for when these transfers are taking place.
0:39:02
And why is it that these individuals, parents, of children in the school community were forced without an explanation to sign a paper that they did not understand.
0:39:15
And then offered trash bags.
0:39:18
I think that is adding to the dehumanization that these newcomers are already experiencing because of the wider rhetoric that our mayor has enforced.
0:39:29
But I'd like to make sure that that question is responded to.
0:39:33
And then finally, if you could just respond to the the schooling of your children right now, what is that looking like?