Officials from public schools in Los Angeles, where 50 percent of the students are Latino, are providing safeguards for their students and their families by restricting unauthorized access by immigration officials. There had been fears that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials were about to raid schools in L.A. to crackdown on undocumented immigrants, mainly from central America, in lieu of recent policy changes and attitudes towards immigration into the United States. teleSUR reports: The Los Angeles Unified School District board decided Tuesday to name schools, from kindergarten to high school, as “safe zones” and resource centers for students and families threatened by the enforcement of new immigration laws. The resolution cited a “heightened sense of fear and anxiety” among students and families in the district, as well as the need for school grounds to welcome families who have questions about immigration. Steve Zimmer, president of the school district’s Board of Education, bemoaned the draconian immigration measures implemented by the government and said that he and the other board members took the decision to reassure students and families of their safety. “The vitriol and hate that presently permeates the immigration debate, combined with a regrettable change in U.S. Immigration and Customs [...]