Across Pennsylvania, immigrant students and families are afraid to attend school — despite their legal right to do so — due to increased immigration enforcement actions nationwide, including activity on and around school grounds. Schools across Pennsylvania must confront the reality of potential immigration enforcement activity at and around schools with clear, specific protocols for a range of potential scenarios.

Join ELC-PA and ACLU-PA on Friday, February 20, from noon to 1 p.m. ET for a webinar on immigrant students’ rights and schools’ legal obligations under federal and Pennsylvania law.

This presentation will focus on practical steps and recommended protocols you can advocate for implementing at your school. Registration is required, and all registrants will receive the recording and materials after the live session.

WHO: Education Law Center-PA and the ACLU of Pennsylvania
WHAT: Practical Steps to Protect Immigrant Students’ Rights in Pennsylvania Schools (webinar)
WHEN: Friday, February 20, 2026 | Noon to 1 p.m. ET
WHERE: Virtual (Zoom) — register to receive the access link

In a news release on June 17, 2026, Education Law Center – PA denounces the the federal administration’s unlawful transfer of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services out of the U.S. Department of Education. Until this action can be reversed by the courts, ELC-PA urges Pennsylvania’s Department of Education to engage in more rigorous oversight by strengthening its monitoring, enforcement, and support for students, families, and schools. Further, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission must step up by vigorously enforcing our state’s antidiscrimination laws in schools by actively investigating and expeditiously resolving the growing number of complaints filed with their agency.