Arizona
Arizona schools chief calms parents’ fears on idea of ICE school raids
PHOENIX (AZFamily) —There is confusion and concern among Valley school communities following the announcement that migrants here illegally could now be arrested in schools.
“ICE agents will not be discouraged from coming to our schools and our community has families,” said one member of the Isaac School District during a Thursday evening governing board meeting. “Please inform us and our with your policy in our district if (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and where to come to our schools.”
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne does not believe immigration officers will be active in schools.
“ICE is not going to invade the school and go after their children,” said Horne during an interview with Arizona’s Family. “What I’m afraid of is because of the publicity, parents might hesitate to send their kids to school and I don’t want that to happen.”
This week, President Donald Trump authorized immigration officials to make arrests in schools and churches. These places were previously “safe zones” from ICE raids established in a 2011 policy.
Horne interprets this move from the president as ICE now being able to arrest migrants if they were to try and run and hide in a school.
“They’re going after criminals and if they go after people who aren’t criminals it will be the parents, not the children. It doesn’t make any sense to go into a school and arrest children. They are not going to do that.”
Arizona school districts, like Tempe Union High School District, are trying to get ahead of this by sending letters to parents saying all students are welcome.
Legally in the U.S., schools must teach all children no matter their legal status.
This was a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Plyler vs. Doe (1982).
“It’s important that kids be educated and my main thing is I don’t want parents to hesitate sending their kids to school,” said Horne.
From a legal standpoint, Horne said there isn’t much they can do when it comes to the federal government on certain issues.
“If it’s an area of federal jurisdiction, like border security, the Constitution gives them supremacy over the state. The state can’t resist what the federal government does,” he said.
Horne also wanted to make it clear that he has no disagreements with the Trump administration on immigration.
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Hamilton vs. Chandler: Watch live Arizona high school football showdown Friday night (11/7/2025)
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The undefeated Hamilton Huskies (9-0, 3-0) travel to take on the red-hot Chandler Wolves (8-1, 3-0) in a pivotal 6A Fiesta League regular-season finale showdown on Friday night. With both teams sporting impressive resumes, this matchup is a can’t-miss battle for supremacy in one of Arizona’s top high school football rivalries.
The Huskies have been dominant all season, most recently cruising to a 63-0 victory over Cesar Chavez. Sophomore quarterback Jax Sculley tossed three touchdown passes, while fellow sophomore Jake Disanti added two more scoring strikes, and senior signal-caller Daniel Vaita also found the end zone through the air in the rout.
Chandler enters this clash riding a seven-game winning streak after last week’s 28-22 triumph over Pinnacle. Junior quarterback Will Mencl was the catalyst, throwing for 338 yards and a touchdown while also rushing for two scores. Sophomore running back David Douglas chipped in with a rushing touchdown of his own in the victory.
Opening kickoff is set for 7 p.m. MT on Friday, November 7 with a live TV broadcast on NFHS Network.
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PHOENIX (AP/AZFamily) — The moon will look slightly bigger and brighter Wednesday during the closest supermoon of the year, which can be seen from Arizona!
The moon’s orbit around the Earth isn’t a perfect circle, so it gets nearer and farther as it swings around. A so-called supermoon happens when a full moon is closer to Earth in its orbit. That makes the moon look up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than the faintest moon of the year, according to NASA.
November’s supermoon is the second of three supermoons this year and also the closest: The moon will come within just under 222,000 miles of Earth.
Tides may be slightly higher during a supermoon because the moon is closer to Earth, said astronomer Lawrence Wasserman with Lowell Observatory. But the difference isn’t very noticeable.
No special equipment is needed to view the supermoon if clear skies permit. But the change in the moon’s size can be tough to discern with the naked eye.
“The difference is most obvious as a comparison between other images or observations,” said Shannon Schmoll, director of Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University, in an email.
Supermoons happen a few times a year. One in October made the moon look somewhat larger, and another in December will be the last of the year.
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