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with its own databases.
``ICE places detainers on aliens
arrested on criminal charges to
ensure that dangerous criminals
are not released from prisons/jails
and into our communities,’’ said
Andrew Munoz, ICE spokesman
in Seattle, in a statement.
``Even though some aliens
may be arrested on minor
criminal charges, they may
also have more serious crim-
inal backgrounds which dis-
guise their true danger to
society.’’
Immigrant
advocates,
though, say the program
leads to racial profiling and
lands too many people with-
out criminal records in detention.
They also say that it leads people
to fear local police departments
and hurts public trust. Some U.S.
citizens have also been caught in
the dragnet.
Law enforcement agents in sup-
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port of the program have said the
program adds another layer of
security.
But in an email urging support-
ers to write to Constantine, Jorge
Baron of the Northwest Immi-
grant Rights Project said: ``King
immigration enforcement.’’
Claudia Balducci, King Coun-
ty’s director of adult and juvenile
detention, declined to comment
beyond saying that the county is
considering the move. She said
that on a daily average two or
er, declined to provide a copy of
the letter.
Counties around the state were
under the impression it was a
county by county decision to join
the program after Gov. Chris Gre-
goire declined to activate it in
2010.
The program was
fully activated in April
for Washington state. So
far, 88 percent of the
nation’s 3,181 jurisdic-
tions have been activat-
ed ahead of the 2013
goal of full nationwide
compliance.
In
April,
ICE
announced that they
will no longer immediately detain
suspected illegal immigrants who
are arrested only on minor traffic
violations and have no criminal
history.
Immigrant advocates, though, say the program
leads to racial profiling and lands too many
people without criminal records in detention
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County has a decision to make.
Will it protect our county’s resi-
dents or will it choose to go along
with (Secure Communities) and
be complicit in tearing apart our
families? Tell the King County
Council to keep the County out of
three people of 1,800 jail popula-
tions have detainers placed.
Three King County council
members _ Larry Gossett, Julia
Patterson and Larry Phillips _
have also written a letter in sup-
port. The three members, howev-
push a school or district along if
its students were already failing to
meet state standards.
The school district has called
OSPI asking for guidance and par-
``We’re here to help them imple-
ment the laws.’’
The parents group, which calls
itself ``We Support Schools Sno-
homish,’’ believes their effort has
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expected to will be counted as
``not tested,’’ which gets tallied in
the ``not meeting standard’’ cate-
gory in the test results for each
school. These numbers are cur-
rently used to determine if a
school and its district are
meeting the federal require-
ments of the No Child Left
Behind law.
Schools that fail to meet
their goals for several years
in a row are considered in
``school improvement’’ and
may eventually be required
to make a turnaround plan
that could include replacing the
principal and possibly the teach-
ers, according to state law.
One year of test protests would
not likely put a school onto the
improvement path, but it could
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The parents group, which calls itself ‘We
Support Schools Snohomish,’ believes their
effort has been successful because they
have raised awareness among lawmakers
that parents are concerned about the exams
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want smarter, more effective and
more cost-efficient testing,’’
group member Michelle Purcell
told The Everett Herald. ``We feel
we have been heard.’’
The group plans to expand
the protest to other school
districts, Purcell said.
Because most of the costs
associated with this year’s
Measurements of Student
Progress have already been
paid, having some students
not take the tests won’t save
the state much money, Jaudon
told The Associated Press.
Most of the MSP tests, except
for the writing exams, are graded
by computers, so fewer tests
won’t save much money, Jaudon
said.
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ents have called to talk about the
situation and their feelings about
the tests, Jaudon said.
``I’m not sure as a state that we
could come in and tell them what
they need to be doing,’’ she said.
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been successful because they have
raised awareness among lawmak-
ers that parents are concerned
about the exams.
``We’re not against testing. We
want student assessment, but we
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Thursday May 17
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY HOSTS SCREENING OG
: STARTING AGAIN. STORIES OF REFUGEE YOUTH:
This is a free screening from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the
Rainier Branch, 9125 Rainier Ave. S.
FREE WESTFIELD FAMILY FUN DAYS FOR TODDLERS
AND NOW KIDS 6 AND UP. This event will feature
stories with quirky humor about a duck who
decides to learn to ride a bike. There will be so
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YOU SCREAM, I SCREAM FAMILY GAMES & ICE
CREAM. Come and build family memories and
enjoy an after dinner treat and topping bar! We
will supply a variety of games or you can bring
your family favorite. $3 per person or $10 per
family. 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Ravenna – Eckstein
Community Center, 6535 Ravenna Ave. NE
FUN FAMILY FLOAT. Join us for a Fun Family Float, a
special evening of games, activities, prizes and
fun for the whole family. Adults $4.75 and $3.25
for youth/seniors and special populations. 5 –
7:30 p.m. Mounger Pool, 2535 32nd Ave. W.
Saturday May 19
BALTIC RITES OF SPRING. Celebrate the Spring
season with traditional Baltic dancers and singers
from 2 – 4 p.m. at the Central Library, 1000
Fourth Ave, Microsoft Auditorium, Level 1.
MACY’S PRESENTS BRAZIL: A MAGICAL JOURNEY.
Join Macy’s as they uncover the Magic of Brazil
with a series of events at Macy’s stores across the
Northwest. This is a free event. Enjoy informal
modeling, Brazilian music, art and refreshments.
Macy’s Bellevue Mall. All day event.
Friday May 25
41ST ANNUAL NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL.
Northwest Folklife is happy to again offer a wide
variety of activities for all ages at the 41st Annual
NW Folklife Festival, happening this Memorial Day
Weekend in Seattle Center. As always the festival
charges no admission fee. Seattle Center (by the
Space Needle.) All weekend event. 10 a.m.