Which paragraph from the article BEST supports the claim that teachers in Philadelphia are sticking to legal requirements by protecting immigrant students?
(A) Responding to pleas from teachers, advocates and students, the Philadelphia School District this year is implementing mandatory training in keeping the system’s tens of thousands of immigrant children safe.
(B) Every school-based employee, from the cafeteria worker, is to receive instruction in everything from what information to release if Immigration agents arrive at a school (none) to how to communicate with parents who speak another language.
(C) Most important, ESL teacher Meg Flugus told her colleagues, students are entitled to an education regardless of immigration status, and a federal law prohibits school staff from disclosing any student information, even to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
(D) To officials’ knowledge, no ICE agents have ever demanded information of any city schools. But federal agents made inquiries about a student at a New York school this year, and that indicates the kind of climate that worries families, teachers said Monday.
Which of the following would BEST describe how employees at Furness High School feel about how well they are serving immigrant students?
(A) They feel that they provide a safe and effective learning environment that serves students of all backgrounds.
(B) They pride themselves on serving a diverse student population but still feel like they could improve.
(C) They want to help immigrant students but have no plan in place to better serve those students’ needs.
(D) They feel prepared and able to serve a diverse group of students but are conflicted about violating the law.
Which two sentences taken together provide the BEST argument that new immigration policies are taking an emotional toll on immigrant children?
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 3 and 4
For the first question, the best paragraph that supports the claim that teachers in Philadelphia are sticking to legal requirements to protect immigrant students is:
(C) Most important, ESL teacher Meg Flugus told her colleagues, students are entitled to an education regardless of immigration status, and a federal law prohibits school staff from disclosing any student information, even to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Explanation: This paragraph directly addresses the legal rights of students regardless of their immigration status and emphasizes the federal law that protects student information, which aligns with the teachers’ commitment to adhering to legal requirements.
For the second question, the best description of how employees at Furness High School feel about serving immigrant students is:
(B) They pride themselves on serving a diverse student population but still feel like they could improve.
Explanation: This option reflects a positive assessment of their efforts while acknowledging a desire for improvement, which captures a balanced view of their feelings and capabilities.
For the third question, the two sentences that provide the best argument about the emotional toll on immigrant children would be:
(C) 2 and 3.
Explanation: Without the specific content of sentences 2 and 3 in front of me, I assume these two work in conjunction to highlight the emotional strain that new immigration policies impose on immigrant children, integrating both the emotional impacts and the context of new policies.
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