Minnesota educators and parents tell ICE to keep away from schools

Minnesota educators tell ICE agents to stay away from schools [Full conference]

Leaders with Education Minnesota said ICE activity is disrupting their curriculum and told agents to stay away from their schools.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Teachers and staff with Education Minnesota continue to demand ICE agents stay away from schools after multiple incidents in the past week, including a confrontation at Roosevelt High School.

The full news conference can be viewed above.

Education Minnesota message to ICE agents

What they're saying:

Education Minnesota President Monica Byron highlighted the fear and disruption caused by ICE operations near schools. She shared that ICE activity near school properties has caused schools to go into lockdown and disrupted learning.

"We need ICE out of Minneapolis now," said Educational Support Professionals President Katina Taylor. "We need ICE out of Minnesota now. We need ICE away from our schools now."

ICE causing 'anxiety and fear' among students and staff, educators say

Teachers and staff with Education Minnesota say the ICE presence in Minnesota is disrupting learning by causing "anxiety and fear" in their communities.

Chris Erickson, president of the St. Cloud Education Association, shared that the anxiety among students and educators is palpable. He noted that some families are keeping their children at home, fearing ICE presence near schools.

At Valleyview Elementary School in Bloomington, 142 students did not attend class on Thursday, according to Bloomington Federation of Teachers President Wendy Marczak.