Teachers hand out 'know your rights' leaflets to students as Trump ramps up deportation drive

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The increased presence of federal agents has produced a range of responses from educators - from street protests to 'know your rights' leaflets and lesson plans - according to a dozen Reuters interviews with teachers, parents, the city's mayor, the president of the teachers' union and local lawmakers.

The leaflets advise students that they have the right to remain silent and to ask for a lawyer, as well as deny officers and agents access to their home without a warrant.

The teachers' union is also pushing Chicago Public Schools for e-learning options so that students without legal immigration status don't have to leave their homes, said Chicago Teachers Union president Stacy Davis Gates.

"People should not be afraid to come to school," Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said in an interview with Reuters. "I've ensured that our Chicago public schools and all of our public institutions are very clear about the rights that we possess and the rights that we get to protect."