08/12/2025
Safe and Welcoming Schools
Over the summer, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) increased its activity across the state. Our priority at DPS is protecting our students while they are in our care. This remains at the forefront of ensuring our schools continue to be safe and welcoming. In the event that a government official arrives at a school, staff are expected to follow district protocol for allowing or denying entry to visitors.
Families are strongly encouraged to revisit the Family Resource Toolkit (available in English, Spanish and several languages), which contains information and resources about your rights, current DPS policies, training, mental health support and a list of community resources. In addition to the toolkit, the Safe and Welcoming webpage includes other resources, such as the Student Resource Toolkit, Rights Cards, a Family Legal Webinar recording (in both English and Spanish) and directions on how to update emergency contacts (in both English and Spanish).