More than 4,000 people have been arrested across the region since June and it’s still unclear how the threat of detention may impact whether students show up to school and if they do, what type of support they might need.

As immigration enforcement operations continue across the area, LAUSD wants students and their families to know their campus is a safe space and their immigration status will never be a barrier to their education.

Employees, volunteers and school police will patrol near an estimated 100 campuses and set up so-called “safe zones” in neighborhoods that have a high population of Latinos.