Not the Job of an Educator

I found myself outraged as I read the news that Alabama's new racist immigration law would effectively require educators to act as immigration officials and verify the legality of students as well as their parents and report to state authorities. Besides the impracticality of the law itself and the racial profiling that will inevitably occur, this is not the job of an educator. We talk a lot as teachers about equity in education and the fear is that this law will encourage parents to keep children home from school this fall rather than risk getting "caught." Our duty is to educate all children. What happened to "leaving no child behind?" Where is the justice?

Read this editorial and tell me what you think...