WASHINGTON -- Kids and teenagers who have crossed illegally into the United States on their own have been coming to Maryland and Montgomery County steadily over the last year. And in a briefing before the Montgomery County Council, school officials explained that a total of 107 unaccompanied minors, most of them of high school age, were enrolled in Montgomery County schools.
So what does next year look like?
"You know, we're waiting to hear at this point; we don't know what the numbers will be for the next school year," Montgomery County Public Schools' Spokesman Dana Tofig said after the briefing.
He added that the school system is preparing to help new arrivals address a host of issues.
"These kids are going to have a lot of services that they need," Tofig said, adding that they include services that will deal with social and emotional needs of kids who may have suffered abuse or been targets of human trafficking.
After Carroll County officials rejected a plan to house unaccompanied minors in their community, Gov. Martin O'Malley made it clear that his approach to housing children and teens who've crossed into the U.S. would focus on a plan to work with state and local agencies as well as non-profits, to house the kids in foster care.
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ReplyDeletenice that they WILL get the assistance they need. Now, what about the kids who are here legally getting the services that they need? If there is not money for them, why is their money for the illegals?
ReplyDeleteUnaccompanied ! where are they staying who is taking care of them any other young person who be under supervision of a social worker of some kind.
ReplyDeleteMore Than 100 Unaccompanied Minors Enrolled In Montgomery County Schools
ReplyDeleteThey are not unaccompanied minors they are illegal aliens. Plain and Simple!!