Policy%20-%20WSSDA%204300P-Procedure%20%20Limiting%20Immigration%20Enforcement%20in%20Schools.pdf

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or any person or class of persons authorized to perform the functions of an
immigration officer as defined in the Immigration and Nationality Act.

“Immigration or citizenship status” means as such status as has been
established to such individual under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

“J-1 Visa” is the visa designated for students and exchange program
participants who belong to: Au Pairs, Camp Counselor, Government Visitors,
Interns, International Visitors, Interns, International Visitors, Physicians,
Professors and Research Scholars, Short-term scholars, specialists in different
areas, university students, secondary school students, teachers, trainees,
work and travel participants. Those who come to the U.S. under this visa
program cannot bring dependents to the U.S.

“Language services” includes but is not limited to translation, interpretation,
training, or classes. “Translation” means written communication from one
language to another while preserving the intent and essential meaning of the
original text. “Interpretation” means transfer of an oral communication from one
language to another.

“Law enforcement agency” or “LEA” means any agency of the state of
Washington (state) or any agency of a city, county, special district, or other
political subdivision of the state (local) that is a “general authority Washington
law enforcement agency,” as defined by RCW 10.93.020, or that is authorized to
operate jails or maintain custody of individuals in jails; or to operate juvenile
detention facilities or to maintain custody of individuals

in juvenile detention facilities; or to monitor

compliance with probation or parole conditions.

“Local government” means any governmental entity other than the state, federal
agencies, or an operating system established under chapter 43.52 RCW. It
includes, but is not limited to, cities, counties, school districts, and special
purpose districts. It does not include sovereign tribal governments.

“Notification request” means a federal immigration authority’s request for
affirmative notification from a state or local law enforcement agency of an
individual’s release from the LEA's custody. “Notification request” includes, but
is not limited to, oral or written requests, including DHS Form I-247A, Form I-
247N, or prior or subsequent versions of those forms.

“M-1 Visa” is designed for students enrolled in vocational and non-academic education,
excluding language courses. This includes, but is not limited to, technical courses,
cooking classes, flight school, cosmetology, etc.

e “Personal information” means names, date of birth, addresses, GPS [global positioning
system] coordinates or location, telephone numbers, email addresses, social media
handles or screen names, social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, parents’
or affiliates’ names, biometric data, or other personally identifiable information.
“Personal information” does not include immigration or citizenship status.

e “Public schools” or “Local education agency” means any and all public elementary and
secondary schools under the jurisdiction of local governing boards or a charter school
board and all institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016.

e “Sensitive location” refers to the 2011 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) and 2013 Customs and Border Enforcement (CBP) policies which categorize
certain locations as sensitive locations that should generally be avoided for


immigration enforcement purposes. Accordingly, “sensitive location” includes health
facilities, places of worship, and schools.

e “School resource officer” means a commissioned law enforcement officer in the state
of Washington with sworn authority to uphold the law and assigned by the employing
police department or sheriff ’s office to work in schools to ensure school safety. By
building relationships with students, school resource officers work alongside public
school administrators and staff to help students make good choices. School resource
officers are encouraged to focus on keeping students out of the criminal justice system
when possible and not impose criminal sanctions in matters that are more
appropriately handled within the educational system.

e “State agency” has the same meaning as provided in RCW 42.56.010.

Adoption Date: August 20, 2020
Classification: Encouraged