Chicago parents, advocates demand noncitizen school advisory board amid ICE raids

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Chicago parents and community groups are pressing Mayor Brandon Johnson to create a Non-Citizen Advisory Board for the city’s school system. Illinois lawmakers required the board when they established an elected school board in 2021. The law aims to give noncitizen students and parents a voice in the district.

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