Cal State L.A. says classes can go online as students express fears over immigration raids
In a letter to faculty, the university provost said that after hearing from students “scared to take public transit and fearful of driving to campus,” leaders reiterated policies that also allow professors to provide excused absences and alternative makeup work arrangements for concerned students. Faculty have “the option of working remotely for a limited time due to extraordinary circumstances they are facing,” the letter said.
“Recent events in the LA area — including the presence of heavily armed immigration agents in MacArthur Park earlier this week — have left many in our community concerned for their safety,” Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Heather Lattimer wrote Wednesday. “This week also marks the 6-month anniversary of the wildfires that disrupted the lives of many in our community. As a campus we recognize the significant harm that has resulted from these events and reaffirm our commitment to supporting our students, faculty, and staff and prioritizing your safety and well-being.”
There have been no reported raids on the 21,000-student campus, which has a large immigrant population and, like many California colleges, includes a “Dreamers Resource Center” catering to an unspecified number of undocumented students. But as a commuter campus that draws significantly from nearby Eastside neighborhoods where protests and federal actions to detain undocumented residents have unfolded, concerns have grown over student safety.
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