Flagstaff District Staff Allegedly Facilitated 100s in Anti-ICE Walkout, Breaching Protocols
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 20
Flagstaff District Staff Allegedly Facilitated 100s in Anti-ICE Walkout, Breaching Protocols
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 20
Summary
Internal emails, texts and memos obtained through a lawsuit show Flagstaff Unified staff knew at least 2 days ahead of a Jan. 28 anti-ICE walkout and coordinated around hundreds of students leaving class.
Messages cited by America First Legal included staff tracking "75 plus students" outside Flagstaff High, warning about propped-open doors for reentry, and offering supervision as students planned the protest.
District policies require students ages 6 to 16 to attend school and call for prompt parent notification of absences, yet multiple parents said children under 12 left campus without consent and some believed it was school-sponsored.
Flagstaff Unified denied encouraging participation, saying it tried to balance First Amendment rights, safety and school operations while remaining neutral on student-led events.
The records add to scrutiny of school handling of politically charged protests, with parents and America First Legal arguing the district crossed from protecting expression into violating safety and attendance rules.