Maria Salamanca
@mariaocps
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🍊 Orange County School Board Member representing District 2 ⚖️ Student Rights Advocate 📊 Entrepreneur 🇨🇴 Se habla español ❓See disclaimer in bio
Orlando, FL
Joined June 2022
Last night, I voted with the recommendation of our District's Literacy Council to retain two challenged books in high school libraries: "And They Lived" and "Last Night at the Telegraph Club."
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I’ll always defend every parent’s right to decide what’s best for their own child—but that right doesn’t extend to imposing those decisions on other families’ children. 📚 Having the right to decide is one of the core principals of our American society.
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I'm so proud of Principal Davis and the team at Innovation and can't wait to see them flourish more this year. GO BULLS! 🤘 Photos: Frank Weber/OCPS 🧵5/5
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The school provides students with access to 32 varsity and sub-varsity sports, a rich variety of specialized career pathways like Coast Guard JROTC, Agriscience, Biomedical Sciences, Culinary, Performing Arts, Engineering, and my personal favorite: Entrepreneurship! 🧵4/5
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This state-of-the-art campus, which started classes this year, spans nearly 400,000 square feet across close to 65 acres in #LakeNona. 🧵3/5
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As your school board member, I am overseeing the most amount of school renovations and constructions in the county, all thanks to the #HalfPenny. 🪙 🧵2/5
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District 2 is growing, and fast! 🏗️ 🍎 As we close the first month of the new year, I wanted to share these awesome photos from the dedication of @ihs_ocps, where we ceremonially opened the campus to the community! 🧵1/5
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As your school board member, I am overseeing the most school renovations and constructions in the county, all thanks to the #HalfPenny. 🪙 This state-of-the-art campus, which started classes this year, spans nearly 400,000 sq ft across close to 65 acres in #LakeNona. 🧵2/4
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Todos los niños merecen la oportunidad de aprender y crecer, sin importar de dónde vengan. Si tiene preguntas o inquietudes sobre las obligaciones del distrito para garantizar la educación de todos, puede enviarme un mensaje directo o escribirme a maria.salamanca@ocps.net 🧵 7/7
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Si los padres no pueden ser localizados, un administrador de la escuela puede estar presente durante el interrogatorio. Si ocurre un arresto, se notificará a los padres de inmediato y se proporcionará la información del oficial a cargo. 🧵 6/7
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📞 Si un estudiante es interrogado o detenido por oficiales de inmigración, el distrito intentará contactar a los padres (a menos que el oficial lo prohíba). 🧵 5/7
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🍎 No podemos reportar a ningún estudiante, actual o potencial, a las autoridades de inmigración por ninguna razón, ni antes o después de la admisión. 🧵 4/7
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🔒 Estamos comprometidos a proteger los derechos y la privacidad de los estudiantes. Solo colaboramos con las autoridades cuando la ley lo exige. La información personal de los estudiantes está protegida por la FERPA. 🧵 3/7
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⭐️ No pedimos información sobre el estatus migratorio durante la inscripción ni guardamos datos personales relacionados con este tema, a menos en casos muy específicos requeridos por programas federales. 🧵 2/7
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La educación para todos significa para todos. Orange County Public Schools sigue la decisión de la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos en el caso Plyler v. Doe (1982), que garantiza el derecho de todos los niños a recibir educación, sin importar su estatus migratorio. 🧵 1/7
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Every child deserves the chance to learn and grow, no matter where they come from. Please contact me via Direct Message, or email me at maria.salamanca@ocps.net if you have any questions or concerns about our district’s obligations to provide education to all. 🧵 6/6
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📞 If immigration officials detains a student, the district will attempt to contact the parents (unless prohibited by the officer). If parents can’t be reached, administrators may be present during questioning. Parents will be notified if an arrest occurs. 🧵 5/6
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🍎 We are prohibited from referring or reporting any potential or current student to immigration officials for any reason before or after admission. 🧵 4/6
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🔒 We are committed to safeguarding students' rights and privacy, and will work with authorities only when required by law. Student personal information is protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act except in cases of parent consent or a court subpoenas. 🧵 3/6
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⭐️ We do not ask about immigration status during registration, and we do not maintain any personally identifiable data about the immigration status of individual students, except in very specific circumstances related to certain federal programs. 🧵 2/6
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