Spring 2017
Committee:
Regional Affairs Committee
Whereas, the Student Senate for California Community Colleges’ mission is to pursue policies that will improve student access, promote student success, engage and empower local student leaders, and enrich the collegiate experience for all California community college students;
Whereas, the Student Senate for California Community Colleges maintains its commitment to the
principles of non-discrimination and equal protection of all students under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution; and affirm and celebrate our support for all students, faculty, staff, and their families, regardless of national origin, race, religion, sexual or gender identity, or immigration status;
Whereas, the Student Senate for California Community Colleges recognizes the relationship between access to higher education and higher earnings, higher employment rates, and, ultimately, elevated socioeconomic status; and
Whereas, the Student Senate for California Community Colleges recognizes the definition of a sanctuary campus as generally and minimally meaning a school that will protect all students by ensuring a safe and undisturbed learning environment, especially for those that may be feeling threatened by the current political climate, including but not limited to Muslim, undocumented, and LGBTQ students. This definition stands while also acknowledging that varying degrees of this definition are also valid, and may meet a similar purpose; be it
Resolved, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate for California community colleges to attain and adopt Sanctuary Campus status as a way of supporting the education of all students.
Plyler vs. Doe Summary of a Fourth Amendment Landmark Case: Plyler vs. Doe 457 U.S. 202 (1982). (2 Feb. 2017). Retrieved from http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/access-education-rule-law
Postsecondary Attainment: Differences by Socioeconomic Status. (2 Feb. 2017). Retrieved from https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_tva.asp
Whereas, the Student Senate for California Community Colleges maintains its commitment to the
principles of non-discrimination and equal protection of all students under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution; and affirm and celebrate our support for all students, faculty, staff, and their families, regardless of national origin, race, religion, sexual or gender identity, or immigration status;
Whereas, the Student Senate for California Community Colleges recognizes the relationship between access to higher education and higher earnings, higher employment rates, and, ultimately, elevated socioeconomic status; and
Whereas, the Student Senate for California Community Colleges recognizes the definition of a sanctuary campus as generally and minimally meaning a school that will protect all students by ensuring a safe and undisturbed learning environment, especially for those that may be feeling threatened by the current political climate, including but not limited to Muslim, undocumented, and LGBTQ students. This definition stands while also acknowledging that varying degrees of this definition are also valid, and may meet a similar purpose; be it
Resolved, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate for California community colleges to attain and adopt Sanctuary Campus status as a way of supporting the education of all students.
Plyler vs. Doe Summary of a Fourth Amendment Landmark Case: Plyler vs. Doe 457 U.S. 202 (1982). (2 Feb. 2017). Retrieved from http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/access-education-rule-law
Postsecondary Attainment: Differences by Socioeconomic Status. (2 Feb. 2017). Retrieved from https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_tva.asp