Week 4 discussion 1

Silent Tracking and Undocumented Students [WLOs: 1, 2] [CLO: 3]

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapters 6 and 7 from the course text, Legal

Rights of School Leaders, Teachers and Students. Additionally, read the Week 4 Case Study Download Week 4

Case Study.

Introduction

The number of undocumented children in the United States is increasing. Educational leaders must

understand how to support their educational success by addressing their unique challenges. For this

discussion, you will focus on the case study “In All Fairness.” This case study focuses on the controversy

surrounding legal and illegal immigrant families, children and public school attendance, as well as the

concept of silent tracking.

Write

For this discussion, you will address the assigned questions based on your last name. For example, Jane

Doe would respond to the first set of questions. Use the text and one outside source to support your

response to the questions (this outside source can also be your shared resource).

Student's Last Name Questions

 

Begins with A-M

 

If Alejandro came back to the school with a birth certificate

(foreign), no Social Security card, and a letter from the local

homeless shelter as proof of residence,

 How would you explain to the office staff that he

should be admitted?

 What laws support your actions?

 What resource(s) could the school provide to

support this family?

 What is one resource that you could share with

your peers to support best practices in working

with undocumented children and families?

 

Begins with N-Z

 

Regarding the case of Michael,

 Why would counselors place Michael in lower-

track classes even after he requested that he be

placed in college-prep courses?

 Is this a form of discrimination?

 Why would these types of incidents be difficult to

confront?

 What is one resource that you could share with

your peers to support best practices for

professionals working with students of color who

may be victims of silent tracking? For example,

consider finding resources to help increase a

staff’s cultural awareness and competency.