PATCHOGUE, N.Y. — Wilda Rosario’s support groups for immigrant students at Patchogue-Medford High School usually start out with lots of laughter. “I say to them, it doesn’t matter where you came from, it’s where you’re going,” says Rosario, a bilingual social worker who joined the Patchogue-Medford school district two years ago. But away from the political debates and television lights, educators in the Patchogue-Medford school district have been quietly cultivating a different image. “We’re here to support, not scare and remove,” said Michael Hynes, superintendent of the Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District. Sarah Garland/The Hechinger Report Middle school students in a newcomer program to help immigrant students adjust.

Source: Huffington Post January 31, 2019 22:07 UTC