Texas teacher calls on immigration police to raid his school: 'Many students don't even speak English'

A substitute teacher posted on social media calling on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to come to a Fort Worth high school, writes NBC.

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The Fort Worth Independent School District says it is investigating a social media post allegedly made by a substitute teacher that called for ICE to visit North Side High School.

"A post related to North Side High School has raised concerns within our Fort Worth ISD community," the district said in a statement.

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The alleged message was posted on January 23 on the social media site X (formerly known as Twitter) in response to an ICE post related to the new immigration policy.

The message, allegedly made by a substitute teacher, read:
"You should come to Fort Worth, Texas, North Side High School. I have a lot of students who don't even speak English and they are in 10th and 11th grade. These students have to communicate with me through an iPhone translator. @USEDGOV needs to completely reform our school system in Texas."

The post comes as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced it was ending a policy that limited ICE agents from arresting undocumented people near schools, hospitals and places of worship.

“We are deeply committed to creating schools where every student feels accepted, valued, and supported, regardless of their background or immigration status. We recognize that recent changes in national immigration policies may have left some families in our community feeling uncertain or anxious. Please rest assured that Fort Worth ISD remains committed to its mission to make schools safe, welcoming places where everyone is respected,” said FWISD Interim Superintendent Dr. Karen Molinar.

On Monday, January 27, many students felt quite uncomfortable at school.

“It upset me because we kids used to feel safe here. And now because of the social media post, that feeling is gone,” said Yadamari Vasquez, a student at North Side High School. “There are a lot of videos on TikTok about this teacher. I don’t know who he is. I’ve never seen him before. But he tweeted about us kids, that we don’t speak English, that he thinks we’re all illegal immigrants, which we’re not.”

“I found out the other day that one of our teachers, a substitute teacher, said bad things about us Hispanics. I don’t agree with that. He’s a teacher, he’s supposed to teach us,” said Vicky Flores, also a student at North Side High School. “I don’t think he should be expressing his opinions that way. It’s disrespectful.”

Molinar, in response to frequently asked questions, emphasized that the district does not request or seek information about the immigration status of its students or their families.

For those concerned that a parent or guardian may be detained while a child is at school, the district says it recommends updating their emergency contact information.

District officials said the officer would not be on campus during the investigation. However, several parents who spoke to NBC 27 off-camera on Monday said they had decided to pull their children out of school out of concern that the Department of Homeland Security could begin arrest operations on school grounds again.

“This situation is especially poignant because North Side High School is in my district,” said Fort Worth City Councilman Carlos Flores, Ward 2. “I am shocked and disappointed because there needs to be a certain amount of trust between a teacher and students.”

He said he has received many inquiries related to the proposed substitute teacher position.

“Many people want to know more information, some express serious concerns, frustration and anger,” he said.

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On Sunday, January 26, the city council member said he had contacted the interim superintendent, the FWISD (Fort Worth Independent School District) board chair and others to provide answers to his constituents.

"I ask everyone who has reached out to me for additional information to respect the quality of the investigation and to be patient as FWISD officials do their job," Flores concluded.

FWISD is not releasing the employee's name.

"Per district protocol, the employee will not be on campus during the investigation," the district said in a statement.

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