2025-06-18 PUSD Community Message

June 18, 2025

Dear PUSD Community,

Earlier today, we were made aware of community reports about ICE activity near our schools. We immediately reached out to the City of Pasadena and their police department is closely monitoring the situation, including at and around school sites.

Our team continues to be present at school sites and found them calm, secure, and operating smoothly. All students and employees are safe. Our front office teams are trained and ready to follow established safety procedures, and we’ve assigned additional staff to support several campuses throughout the day and in the coming days.

We also reached out to all of our summer programs, including community partners on our campuses, to reinforce safety protocols. Food distribution services at school sites remain available, and after-school programs are continuing as scheduled.

As a friendly reminder to families, if someone other than you or your emergency contact needs to pick up your child(ren) from school, please contact the school. Schools will ask for their identification for security purposes. Please also ensure that your emergency contacts are updated.

PUSD is committed to keeping schools safe. Law enforcement officials are not permitted on campus without a lawful court order, and we do not collect or share information about the immigration status of students or families.

We encourage our families to visit pusd.us/immigrationresources for helpful information and full support.

Thank you for your continued trust and partnership.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Blanco, Ed.D.
Superintendent