Going to school when your family is in hiding from ICE

The Thompson family, (from left) Clive, CJ, Christine, Oneita and Timothy, stand in the sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church of Germantown, where the parents and their two youngest children have been living since August.

This story is part of a series about how schools, teachers and students are coping with the immigration crisis. This story also appeared in HuffPost Christine Thompson, 16, recently joined her school’s chess club. She hopes it will be a distraction from the terrifying reality that her family could fall apart. “I can ease my … Continue reading Going to school when your family is in hiding from ICE

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