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  • How are Rockville students coping as classmates are suddenly deported?

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📰 News we're reading

• We now know how many Montgomery County students have been deported (thebanner.com) — Students at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville are speaking out as at least a dozen Montgomery County classmates have been deported or left the country with deported parents this school year. Local advocates and officials say ICE activity near schools is scaring families, hurting attendance, and forcing heartbreaking choices about whether children stay in the U.S. or leave.
   

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