…Of Maryland schools with at least 500 Hispanic students, 12 of the 20 sharpest declines in Hispanic student enrollment last school year occurred in Montgomery County, with decreases ranging from 6 to 11%, according to data from the state education department. Hispanic enrollment fell by an average of more than 3% across Montgomery County public schools.
“Anytime people are seeing immigration enforcement in these spaces that are supposed to be safe community spaces, it has a real chilling, immediate impact,” de Benitez said…