The Sackets Harbor Teachers Association was recognized for extraordinary work in organizing their school community to bring home three students who were taken during a nearby federal immigration raid in April.
Those children and their parents are valued members of the community, and their community wanted them back, SHTA President Jonna St. Croix told cheering delegates on Friday.
“As educators we do not dictate who our students are or who should or shouldn’t be in our classrooms,” she said. “That isn’t our job.”
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