California school official says child deportations make classrooms 'better'

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California school official says child deportations make classrooms 'better'
San Francisco Chronicle

The board meeting of a rural San Diego County school district ended on a surprising note last week, when one member remarked to the room that “from a practical perspective,” the deportation of children without legal status from the area would help the school district combat overcrowding in its classrooms.

“The more illegal aliens with children are deported from Ramona, the better the student-to-teacher ratio,” Maya Phillips, a Ramona Unified School District board member, said at the March 4 meeting, adding that the loss of families without legal status would “better the quality of education for our American and legal immigrant children.”

“Better or lower student-to-teacher ratios are also what teacher unions advocate for,” Phillips also said. “I remember public comments at the February board meeting calling for exactly that: lower student-to-teacher ratio.”

Though done in a public forum, with students, local residents and other board members present, Phillips’ comments did not elicit any immediate response, and the meeting ended just minutes later.

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