Students Urge Cabarrus County Schools to Adopt Protocol Limiting ICE Access to Campuses

The students seek judicial warrant requirements and clearer protocols for interactions with federal agents amid a shifting national enforcement landscape.

Central Cabarrus student Chris Ikana helped organize a protest at his school in November against the presence of federal officers in the Charlotte region. Photo courtesy of Chris Ikana.

A group of roughly half a dozen high school students is pressuring Cabarrus County Schools to adopt a “Safe Schools Protocol” aimed at preventing federal immigration officers from entering school campuses without a judicial warrant.