SAISD to parents: We're NOT enforcing SB4!
Channel: NOWCastSA
Date: 03/04/2018

San Antonio Independent School District released a bilingual handbook to help parents understand that the school district and its police are not there to enforce immigration laws. SAISD Board President Patty Radle, Superintendent Pedro Martinez and SAISD Police Jose Curiel, Jr. tried to reassure parents at this news conference.
Here is more about the event from the Facebook page of SA RISE, which collaborated on the handbook project:

"At this celebratory press conference, the SAISD Chief of Police, Chief Curiel, and the SAISD Superintendent, Pedro Martinez, will be announcing the release of the SAISD PD Handbook on SB4.

"This handbook is a critical tool in providing information to the SAISD community on 1. what SAISD PD can/cannot do under SB4 and 2. where SAISD PD stands on the issue. It reassures the community that SAISD PD is an ally and and advocate for all of its community members. This is a major step towards building bridges between our communities and our schools. To our knowledge, and the SAISD PD's knowledge, this will be the first handbook of its kind to be released in Texas since the introduction of SB4.

"Through SA RISE, teachers and community members began grassroots organizing to have this handbook put in place last year. It is a huge victory for teachers, parents, and students and it is a testament to the power of their voices."