WINOOSKI, Vt. (WCAX) – Some schools in Vermont are preparing for the worst if federal authorities come to their doors.

WCAX told you about the Winooski School District, creating a policy to become a sanctuary school.

The policy limits access to student and family information if federal agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement come onto campus.

According to officials, other schools around the region have become a part of the conversation, wanting to create their own policy.

Winooski’s superintendent says everyone should be taking precaution.

“We now know that protections are being removed from people who came here legally as well. But happen to be immigrants, so we know that the way things are going. Almost no one is safe from that type of intimidation,” Winooski School District Superintendent Wilmer Chavarria said.

The school board will make a final decision on the policy on February 12.

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Vermont basketball scored the first 10 points of Saturday afternoon’s America East contest vs Maryland-Baltimore County. The Catamounts played with energy, turned over UMBC and hummed on offense, from transition to perimeter shooting.

In an instant, though, it fall apart for the Catamounts.

And the humbling result? Vermont suffered its widest margin of defeat at home of coach John Becker’s 14-year tenure.

UMBC took control with its own big run and then cruised in the second half, riding red-hot shooting, to seize an 80-63 victory over the Catamounts in front of 2,537 at Patrick Gym.

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The Retrievers outscored the Catamounts 44-18 over the final 17:49 of the first half for a 44-28 halftime advantage. UMBC (11-10, 3-3), which shot 57.7% from the field including 60.9% in the second stanza, led by as many as 23 points, scored 40 points in the paint and cashed in on 14 Vermont turnovers for 23 points.

The loss was also Vermont’s first home conference setback since the 2020-21 season. It was also the biggest defeat to a league opponent on its home floor since 2019, also to UMBC. The Catamounts drop to 11-10, 4-2.

“We really struggled for the last 30 minutes of the game. I obviously have to do a better job of getting our guys turned around and ready to play,” said Becker, alluding to Thursday’s win over NJIT when the Cats nearly gave up a big lead. “We will continue to try and do the best we can. It was a tough, tough loss at home and we obviously haven’t experienced a lot of these in the last decade or so.”

Saturday’s defeat was their seventh by double digits this winter for the three-time reigning America East tournament champions.

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“We’ve had a lot of these 20-plus point losses. Do you throw them away? The first couple maybe … but that ship has kind of sailed,” Becker said. “We are who we are and we have to decide if we want to change that. I thought UMBC played harder than us, played with more desperation.”

After Nick Fiorillo’s putback pushed the Cats to a 10-0 margin, UMBC got rolling behind its big three of Bryce Johnson (26 points), Josh Odunowo (19 points, 10 rebounds) and Marcus Banks (14 points). The 30th highest-scoring offense in the country at 82.4 points per game, UMBC took its first lead, 19-17, on Ciunys Regimantas’ 3-pointer with 10:40 to play before the break.

To close the opening 20 minutes, the Retrievers uncorked an 8-0 spurt, highlighted by Johnson catching Vermont asleep on defense for a driving finish early in the shot clock and Banks’ uncontested basket in transition following Sam Alamutu’s errant 3-point attempt in the final seconds of the half.

The Catamounts continue to play without key players due to injury. TJ Long, last year’s leading scorer, has played once since late November. TJ Hurley, this year’s top scorer, has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury and remains day-to-day, according to the school.

“We are a team that is short on bodies and short on certain skill sets and if we’re not playing with desperation for 40 minutes, it’s going to be a lot of games like this,” Becker said. “I don’t want to take anything away from UMBC, they kicked our butt today and they deserve the credit.”

Ayo-Faleye (14 points), Alamutu (12 points), Fiorillo (11 points) and Shamir Bogues (11 points) all reached double figures for the Catamounts, who play host to Maine on Thursday. Vermont finished 37.1% from the floor Saturday.

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Officials said that, aside from Maland, one other person was killed in the altercation, while a third person was injured and was in custody. Those individuals were identified Friday as Felix Baukholt and Teresa Youngblut, respectively.

The FBI also said in an affidavit that officials recovered an arsenal of tactical equipment and weaponry from the scene, including two pistols, several magazines of ammunition, a ballistic helmet, two full-face respirators, two handheld two-way radios, and several electronic devices.

Here’s what we know about the two people involved in a fatal shootout with Border Patrol in Coventry, Vt.:

The FBI said that it took the 21-year-old Youngblut into custody. Youngblut, a Washington state resident, faces charges in US District Court in Burlington of assaulting and impeding a federal employee and using a firearm in a crime of violence, according to court records.

Youngblut was in the driver’s seat of the Prius at the time of the stop, according to court records, and allegedly drew and fired a handgun without warning toward the uniformed Border Patrol agents in the road. She was struck by gunfire and taken to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire, where she is still receiving treatment.

Youngblut and her companion, Baukholt, apparently checked into a hotel in Lyndonville, Vt. on Jan. 14, according to court records. A hotel employee contacted police to report concerns about a man and woman wearing “all-black tactical style clothing with protective equipment,” the affidavit said.

Though Vermont is an open carry state, the employee reported that Youngblut had been “carrying an apparent firearm in an exposed-carry holster” as well, the filing said.

Vermont law enforcement tried to initiate a “consensual conversation” with the pair, but the two claimed to be in the area looking for real estate and “declined to have an extended conversation,” the affidavit said. Officials said that Youngblut was seen carrying a handgun during the interaction.

The FBI identified Baukholt as a German national. Officials said that Baukholt, in the passenger’s seat of the Prius, attempted to draw a firearm before “at least one Border Patrol Agent” fired at them. Baukholt was killed during the encounter, officials said.

Baukholt was the registered owner of the car, according to court records, and appeared to have an expired visa.

Earlier on the day of the shooting, law enforcement surveilled him and Youngblut at a Walmart in Newport, Vt., according to court records. Officials said that Baukholt entered the Walmart at approximately 1 p.m. and came out with two packages of aluminum foil, which he used to wrap “unidentifiable objects” while seated in the passenger seat.

After the gunfight, investigators found two packets of suspected cellphones wrapped in aluminum foil behind one of the Border Patrol vehicles, according to court records.

Material from previous Globe coverage was used.

Camilo Fonseca can be reached at camilo.fonseca@globe.com. Follow him on X @fonseca_esq and on Instagram @camilo_fonseca.reports. Travis Andersen can be reached at travis.andersen@globe.com. John R. Ellement can be reached at john.ellement@globe.com. Follow him @JREbosglobe.