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Delaware schools brace to protect students amid expanded ICE action under Trump
Wide eyes looked up at her.
Jennifer Nein had been searching for words all week. Maybe words could reassure fellow staff at North Georgetown Elementary as executive orders flow from a presidential inauguration. Maybe some words could calm children as young as 4 years old who don't feel safe coming to school, who don't know whether family will be home after the bell rings.
'I told them that I would not let anybody in this building that would hurt – that I'd go to jail before I let them touch their sweet little heads,' said the multi-language learning coordinator within Indian River schools. 'And one little boy said to me: 'You have big muscles?''
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