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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 740321" data-attributes="member: 12952">Brent Batten: School changes schedule to accommodate&nbsp; undocumented parentsBy BRENT BATTENLast Friday, a pre-kindergarten graduation ceremony was rescheduled&nbsp; from the early afternoon to after school at Golden Gate Elementary.The reason? To enter a school during the&nbsp; school day, a person has to show a valid government identification.School officials worried that the requirement&nbsp; would prevent too many parents of the graduating class from attending.&nbsp; The event was moved to 3:30 p.m., after school, so the requirement&nbsp; wouldn’t be in force.“To ensure the safety of students and staff, all visitors (including&nbsp; parents) to Collier County Public Schools during the school day must be&nbsp; ‘Fast Passed’ which requires the scanning of a government-issued ID.&nbsp; However, in order to not exclude those parents that might not have a&nbsp; government-issued ID, the time was changed to after school hours,”&nbsp; confirmed district spokeswoman Leanne Zinser.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 740321, member: 12952"] [B]Brent Batten: School changes schedule to accommodate undocumented parents By BRENT BATTEN[/B] Last Friday, a pre-kindergarten graduation ceremony was rescheduled from the early afternoon to after school at Golden Gate Elementary. [COLOR=maroon][B]The reason? To enter a school during the school day, a person has to show a valid government identification.[/B] [B]School officials worried that the requirement would prevent too many parents of the graduating class from attending. The event was moved to 3:30 p.m., after school, so the requirement wouldn’t be in force.[/B][/COLOR] “To ensure the safety of students and staff, all visitors (including parents) to Collier County Public Schools during the school day must be ‘Fast Passed’ which requires the scanning of a government-issued ID. However, in order to not exclude those parents that might not have a government-issued ID, the time was changed to after school hours,” confirmed district spokeswoman Leanne Zinser. [/QUOTE]

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