Family Resources & Community Support

"Each and every family may face unique challenges, including those with loved ones who are undocumented or dealing with immigration status. All of our schools in USD are safe and welcoming places for all students and their families irrespective of their citizenship or immigration status. Our focus remains on supporting all our students and helping them succeed in a caring and positive environment."

-- Dr. Carrie Andrews, Superintendent of Union School District

Superintendent's Message - January 22, 2025 -- USD has strong board policies in place that reaffirms our commitment to students and outlines the district procedures aligned with the laws protecting students.

• • Board Policy 1445: Response To Immigration Enforcement

  • Board Regulation 5145.13: Response To Immigration Enforcement
     

ACLU’s Immigration Rights Resource

Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.
 

CA.gov - Immigration and California families

Californians may have questions about public programs, their families' mixed immigration status, or what federal immigration policies mean for their daily lives. These resources can help answer those questions. The resources are for families and groups that engage immigrant families, such as schools, local governments, and community organizations.
 

Safe Schools & Resources for Immigrant Students (SCCOE) 

The Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) has compiled resources of information about what families can do to prepare in case a parent or other family member is detained or deported by immigration agents.  The information is prepared by non-profit organizations that provide assistance to attorneys and community-based
advocates that work with immigrants around the country.
 

County of Santa Clara Office of Immigrant Relations

Immigration resources for community members and community partners including legal assistance, housing, and other resources.

Immigration Enforcement Actions at California TK-12 Schools Guide for Students and Families December 2025

Your Child Has the Right to a Free Public Education

All children have a right to equal access to free public education, regardless of their or their parents’/ guardians’ immigration status.

All children in California:

• Have the right to a free public education.

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

• 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.

Information Required for School Enrollment

Schools must accept a variety of documents from the student’s parent or guardian to demonstrate proof of child’s age or residency and schools are not required to keep a copy of the document used as proof of a child’s age.

Information about citizenship/immigration status is never needed for school enrollment. A Social Security number is never needed for school enrollment.

Confidentiality of Personal Information

Federal and state laws protect student education records and personal information. These laws generally require that schools get written consent from parents or guardians before releasing student information, unless the release of information is for educational purposes, is already public, or is in response to a court order or subpoena.

Some schools collect and provide publicly basic student “directory information.” If so, the school district must provide parents/guardians with written notice of the directory information policy, and provide the option to refuse release of your child’s information.

Family Safety Plans if you are Detained or Deported

You can update your child’s emergency contact information, including secondary contacts, to identify a trusted adult guardian who can care for your child if you are detained or deported.

You can complete a Caregiver’s Authorization Affidavit or a Petition for Appointment of Temporary Guardian of the Person to give a trusted adult the authority to make educational and medical decisions for your child.

Right to File a Complaint

Your child has the right to report a hate crime or file a complaint to the school district if he or she is discriminated against, harassed, intimidated or bullied because of their actual or perceived nationality, ethnicity, or immigration status.

For more information on resources for responding to immigration enforcement activities at California schools, or to file a complaint, please contact:

Bureau of Children’s Justice California
Attorney General’s Office
P.O. Box 944255
Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
Phone: (800) 952-5225
E-mail: BCJ@doj.ca.gov
https://oag.ca.gov/bcj/complaint

The full "Know Your Immigration Rights" consumer alert is available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.