WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — A local school district has passed a resolution in support of the Hmong community in Central Wisconsin.
On Monday afternoon the Wausau School Board discussed a proposed resolution in support of the Hmong/Lao community in the school district. The resolution is in response to reports that the federal government is stepping up efforts to deport Hmong residents who may have crimes on their record.
Similar resolutions have been passed by city governments and school boards alike. School Board President Tricia Zunker says its important for the school board to make a similar statement of support for those who reside in the Wausau School District.
“It is critical that we show our Hmong students, our Hmong families, our Hmong staff, that we stand with them. That we don’t support the possibility that their families could be separated from this proposal.”
The resolution of support was passed unanimously by the board on Monday afternoon. The resolution is only a position statement of support for the Hmong/Lao community from the School Board and won’t directly affect school operations.
The Wausau City Council also unanimously passed a similar resolution at the end of February brought forward by District 10 Alder Mary Thao, who is Hmong herself.
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Other school districts in the state that have passed similar resolutions include the Sun Prairie and Madison school districts.
