Liam Ramos, 5, isn’t the only child in detention. Teachers and parents describe kids being hunted by federal agents.
School leaders are caught in the middle of this, trying to keep providing kids with a safe space to learn as their friends disappear and children cry about not knowing whether their parents will be home when they get off the bus.
Even Zena Stendvik, the superintendent of the Columbia Heights public school district, often patrols outside with parents and staff.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work,” Stendvik told HuffPost. “I wear my boots to work, because I have had to run out onto a corner or into the back of the high school.”
It might vary by district. Some schools in Minnesota you can only enter by one door, unlocked by the front desk only. The front doors are bullet resistant glass.
In the case of Law Enforcement presence, the school goes into silent lockdown. Then the district Legal Council is sent to verify the warrant.
The attorney then has to verify with the signing judge, and then the individuals listed on he warrant will be brought to the entrance by the legal council (one at a time).
In case it’s not obvious, that can take HOURS to do. On purpose.