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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