A Baltimore high school teacher is under investigation after they allegedly made comments on social media indicating they would assist federal agents in identifying which of their students were undocumented immigrants.
The comments were made under the username @RennerTraining, an account that is no longer active on X (formerly Twitter), which officials said may have belonged to a teacher.
"Was just sent a list of students who are allowed to legally skip today in support of illegals as most are illegal. Do i contact ICE or let it slide?" read one post from February 3.
On February 5, the account made a post tagging US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), saying "we had almost 50 students at my school be legally excused to skip and support illegals protest earlier this week. All are either immigrants or kids of. If you want the names to investigate families to find illegals, let me know in dm [direct message]. I'll give names and school. All in [Maryland]."
Officials declined to identify the instructor allegedly connected to the posts.
The school district has opened an investigation into the alleged comments made. Overlea High School Principal Monica Sample continued to express her concerns about "an unsettling social media post — allegedly from an Overlea High School teacher — directed at a group of Overlea High School students."
"The statements made in the post do not represent our values as a school community and fall outside BCPS' acceptable practices and high expectations for staff members," she wrote in a letter to the community obtained by the Baltimore Banner.
Following the release of Sample's statement on Friday, roughly 50 students conducted a "demonstration," and the teacher in question was placed on leave, according to a county schools spokesperson.
The spokesperson further confirmed that Baltimore County Public Schools does not request or share any information relating to a student's immigration status.
The Maryland State Department of Education has also published a guide on steps to take if ICE comes to a Maryland school. It recommends that schools cooperate with law enforcement while taking measures to protect the privacy of students, and to ensure students' families are updated on the situation.
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