FAQ FOR EDUCATORS ON IMMIGRANT STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Can schools delay the enrollment of students if the students are unable to provide documents such as their birth certificate, social security number or other legal documents?
No, they cannot delay a student’s enrollment in the school, they must allow the student to attend school.
The attacks in Paris (2015)
What did the books about African Americans help Chimamanda realize?
It saved her from having a single story about what books are.
Everyone should make single stories about one another.
False
ICE and CBP arrest immigrants while they are in a school building.
False
Not unless they have approval beforehand or it is urgent
What does CBP and ICE stand for?
US Customs and Border Protection & US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
In the article, what does the author's mother tell her before they were about to go out in public after the attacks in Paris?
“I am afraid to leave the house in my hijab.”
Why is it important that we steer clear of creating a single story about a person or a group of people?
If we continue to create single narratives for a group of people over and over, that’s what they will become to us.
One way to lessen the impact of Islamophobia is to teach our students how to defend their faith
False
Students should not have to defend their faith, instead, we future educators must teach about Islamophobia instead of relying on our students to try and defend themselves.
Chimamanda had multiple perceptions on other's single stories
true
What do you do if there are ICE or CBP actions occurring in your school? Assuming you are in a teaching position
(2 things)
Ask for identification of the agents and direct them to the Superintendent
Describe the issue with the "safety" feature Facebook added during the Paris attacks.
It was only available for those living in Paris, not others who are in non-Western countries who were under attack as well.
Describe the books that Chimamanda Adichie read as a child. What were the characteristics of the characters in the books?
The story characters were all white with blue eyes who played in the snow, ate apples, and talked about the weather.
Hate crimes against Muslims in the US have doubled since the attacks in Paris.
False
Hate crimes against Muslims in the US have tripled.
Schools can not help with the removal of an immigrant student.
True - Plyler
Which act “prevents schools from releasing students’ education records, including information about immigration status, except in exceptional circumstances”
The Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
What happened to the Muslim woman walking alone to pick up her kids from school in Canada days after the Paris attacks?
"They pulled off her hijab, punched her, stole her phone, called her a “terrorist” and told her to “go back to your own country.” This is not an isolated instance; walking down the street has become an even more charged activity for Muslims" (Elbardouh, para. 12)
Where does Chumamanda think the single story if Africa came from?
Western Literature
Chimamanda's freshman year roommate made assumptions about her because she wasn't from America.
True
Chimamanda's roommate assumed she couldn't speak English well, that she listened to "tribal music", and that she didn't know how to use a stove
Federal laws do not protect students in public education against discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin.
False
Laws do protect students from discrimination in public schools.
What is Plyler Vs Doe about?
The Supreme Court held that it is unconstitutional to be discriminative toward immigrant students’ access in the public school system.
What did the author's students relate the media coverage of the Paris attacks to?
Chimamanda Adichie's "Single Stories" TED Talks
How are we able to change the idea of the single story?
Tell a story by starting with the "second" story, instead of how the story is normally told.
During the attacks in Paris, schools across the US took the time to mourn the losses in Paris and other non-Western countries that were also under attack.
False
Media and schools failed to recognize those other non-Western countries such as Nigeria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, etcetera that were/have been under attack
Parents/Guardians must provide schools with information regarding a student's immigration status.
False, that violates the principles set out in Plyler.