Letter in Support of Sanctuary Schools Burnaby Proposal

In April 2016 West Coast LEAF wrote a letter calling on the Burnaby Board of Education to establish a Sanctuary Schools policy so that all parents, regardless of immigration status, can feel safe sending their children to school without jeopardizing their lives in Canada. Such a policy would also reduce barriers for undocumented women experiencing abuse because they would be able to flee violence without fear of undermining their children’s access to schooling.

Read the letter. (PDF, 196 KB)