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US Border Patrol agents barred from Washington schools over concerns they could traumatize immigrant children
The school district in Spokane, Washington, voted unanimously to ban U.S. Border Patrol agents from entering schools, saying their presence could be traumatizing for immigrant students.
The movement to bar U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) personnel from classrooms came after members of Latinos En Spokane, an advocacy group that supports the Latino community, said immigrants seeing Border Patrol agents in their school could be traumatizing.
“They could be targeted as immigrants because they have an accent, or if they’re asked something about their parents, you know, that could be a stressful situation,” Jennyfer Mesa, executive director of Latinos In Spokane, told The Spokane Review.
“These fears, these stressors create post-traumatic stress disorder in students and families who have had the experience, whether it’s a family separation or concerns about another member of the family.”
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The Spokane School Board unanimously revised its policy barring Border Patrol access to schools. (Getty Images)
The revision served as a clarification to existing policy, Spokane Public Schools officials confirmed with Fox News Digital.
School board officials said the revision was to “align with federal immigration policy.”
The board made the revision to all public schools Wednesday and reviewed a 780-signature petition in support of banning the agency from public schools.
The board also approved new additions, including that staff will not “collaborate with immigration enforcement agencies or share information that could put a student’s security at risk.”
The policy also bars immigration agents as guest speakers in a classroom, Lockwood said.
America has been sharply divided in recent years over what ideology does or does not belong in the classroom. (Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
In a statement following the decision, Chief Patrol Agent Lloyd Easterling of the Spokane Sector for the U.S. Border Patrol called the decision to bar agents “unfortunate.”
“It is unfortunate that the Spokane Public Schools Board has taken this stance against Customs and Border Protection,” Easterling wrote in an X post. “When agents and officers attend events at schools they are merely there for educational purposes, at the invitation of the school, and not to conduct immigration enforcement activities.”
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Easterling argued that having CBP personnel created a safer school environment.
“Agents and officers from CBP attend countless events at schools throughout the nation — without controversy. CBP personnel work tirelessly day in and day out to protect our nation from a variety of threats to include terrorists and dangerous narcotics. CBP routinely honors requests from local law enforcement agencies to assist in life-threatening situations, including active shooter incidents at schools.”
The sign above the entrance to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection building on 14th Street in Washington, D.C., Sept. 14, 2018. (iStock)
The patrol agent said that the Spokane Public School’s decision to bar CBP personnel is “disheartening and makes the community less safe.”
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“Our officers and agents are active members of their communities and have children who attend the local schools,” Easterling said. “The fact the school board has taken this position of intolerance against a law enforcement agency is disheartening and makes the community less safe.”
The U.S. Customs and Borders Protection did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A New Mexico rodeo tradition is changing lives one horse at a time. For years, the Stables at Tamaya have kept old western traditions alive at Santa Ana Pueblo, and they’re also giving dozens of rescue horses a second chance at life.
Every Thursday night under the stable lights at Tamaya, folks from all over gather for a one-of-a-kind rodeo.
Head Wrangler at the Stables at Tamaya, Dominic Duran says, “Our rodeos are so special because they really show the growth of all of our horses out here.”
From team roping to barrel racing and steer stopping the stunts are all performed by none other than rescue horses. “The main thing to know is it’s not a regular rodeo. It’s not about the competition. It’s about the growth of the horses,” explained founder and owner of Tamaya Horse Rehab Connie Collis.
Collis founded Tamaya Horse Rehab 14 years ago, saving horses from across the state and country, providing them with much-needed TLC to get them back on their hooves.
“These horses are all rescued from various situations. We have a lot of owner surrenders. We have horses that we get through the livestock board, neglect cases, abuse cases, as well as some Mustangs,” explained Duran.
The rodeo started shortly after the horse rehabilitation program was launched to generate funding to pay for everything from the alfalfa they eat, to the costly treatments for the dozens of horses in their care.
“Our goal is to make them the best versions of themselves. And so when we take them in, we want to analyze what we have and our goal is to get them as far as we can,” emphasized head wrangler Duran. “Horses are just like people. They need a job and they start to love what they do, just like we do out here.”
Duran says every horse has a different story and journey, but over the years, they’ve helped hundreds, offering them a full and enriching life through riding and activities like the rodeo.
“It is an amazing journey to get one, especially a skinny one or one that has really bad behavioral problems, and turn it around,” shared Collis.
Collis says the rodeo has grown in size every year and has quickly become a beloved tradition at the stables and across the equestrian community, becoming one of their larger fundraisers throughout the year. And with 126 horses in their care right now, they hope more people will make their way out to the stables this summer.
“Whether you’ve been here one time or 10 times, you should definitely come on out and come love on your favorite horses and see what progress they made over the last couple years,” said Duran.
The Stables at Tamaya will continue to run their rodeo season every Thursday from 7 to 9 through the third week of August.
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