Outgoing Boston Public Schools superintendent Tommy Chang is taking what he calls an “unusual step” during his last week at the helm of the system.
In a public letter Monday, Chang refuted a lawsuit filed last week by civil rights and student advocacy groups against him, Boston Public Schools, and the City of Boston, alleging that the district shared information with federal immigration officials that helped to lead to the detainment and deportation of an East Boston High School student. The lawsuit aims to force the district to disclose if and how often it shares student information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“That claim is false,” Chang wrote. “BPS would never give student information to ICE, unless required under law.”