Know and Defend Your Rights

All children in California, regardless of their parents' or guardians' immigration status:

• Have the right to a free public education.

• Have the right to attend safe, secure, and peaceful schools.

• Have a right to be in a public school learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, bullying, violence, and intimidation.

• Have equal opportunity to participate in any program or activity offered by the school without discrimination.

• Must be enrolled in school if they are between 6 and 18 years old.

Recently, our superintendent, Dr. Adam Clark, was interviewed and quoted in the New York Times regarding our district and how it is a Safe Haven. Read the article here.

All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The ILRC’s Red Cards help people assert their rights and defend themselves in many situations, such as when ICE agents go to a home. Click the link below to find Red Cards in 16 langauges.

Don't see the language you need? Email Lisa Cattrone at cattronel@mdusd.org

Below are some easy-to-follow directions and tools to make a family plan which includes information about different childcare options available in case of an absent parent, where to find trusted immigration services in your community, and how to prepare to assert your constitutional rights in the presence of an immigration officer.