Tell MN Lawmakers: Keep Schools Safe For Every Student

We urge state lawmakers to enact state-level protections that guarantee every child in Minnesota, regardless of immigration status, access to a free public K–12 education and ensure schools remain safe, welcoming places of learning.

Minnesota has both the authority and responsibility to act. Fear is already keeping children out of school, disrupting learning, lowering attendance, and undermining trust in our classrooms. It’s impacting not only immigrant students, but U.S. citizen children in mixed-status families and entire school communities.

We call on Minnesota lawmakers to pass legislation that:

• Guarantees access to free public K–12 education regardless of immigration status
• Affirms schools as safe, welcoming spaces, free from intimidation, harassment, or fear
• Prohibits immigration enforcement activity on school grounds
• Protects student and family information from being collected, shared, or used for immigration enforcement
• Ensures educators and school staff are not placed in the role of immigration enforcement
• Provides clear guidance and accountability when violations occur

Denying children an education based on immigration status harms students, schools, and society as a whole. Minnesota should codify these protections into state law to provide clarity, stability, and safety for students, families, and educators—regardless of shifting federal interpretations.

Minnesota’s future depends on schools that are places of learning, inclusion, and opportunity, not fear. We urge Minnesota lawmakers to act now.