{"id":34399,"date":"2026-09-15T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=34399"},"modified":"2026-09-14T16:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T21:40:08","slug":"padre-inmigrante-de-escuelas-publicas-de-chicago-estudiante-eleccion-de-la-junta-escolar-seguridad-segun-lo-dicho-a-voluntario-comunidad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2026\/09\/15\/cps-immigrant-parent-school-student-school-board-election-security-as-told-to-volunteer-commuity\/","title":{"rendered":"Mientras Chicago elige a su junta escolar, este padre aboga por escuelas m\u00e1s seguras"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fws_6aa9684502714\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>Para Mar\u00eda Leticia Toribio, \u201cLetty\u201d para los l\u00edderes comunitarios y amigos, estar presente para sus alumnos significa escucharlos y comprenderlos.<\/p>\n<p>Letty, que naci\u00f3 en M\u00e9xico, aprendi\u00f3 eso a una edad temprana.<\/p>\n<p>Como estudiante, Letty vio a su mam\u00e1 trabajar en recaudaciones de fondos escolares. La acompa\u00f1aba a las reuniones y interven\u00eda cuando su mam\u00e1 no pod\u00eda asistir.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6aa9684502dd1\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background: ##FFFFFF; background: linear-gradient(90deg,##FFFFFF 0%,##FFFFFF 100%);  opacity: 1; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent force-phone-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_1px border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6aa9684502fcc\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<h3 id=\"news-that-puts-power-under-the-spotlight-and-communities-at-the-center\"><strong>Noticias que ponen el poder en el punto de mira y a las comunidades en el centro.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Suscr\u00edbase a nuestro bolet\u00edn gratuito y reciba actualizaciones dos veces por semana. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -20px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>Luego, Letty se mud\u00f3 a los Estados Unidos y form\u00f3 su propia familia.<\/p>\n<p>Cuando su hija comenz\u00f3 la escuela en las Escuelas P\u00fablicas de Chicago (CPS), Letty se convirti\u00f3 en una madre involucrada durante d\u00e9cadas, llegando a ser mentora de padres en la escuela de su hija. Aunque sus hijas terminaron la escuela, ella dice que quiere ver mejoras en los entornos acad\u00e9micos.<\/p>\n<p>Borderless Magazine habl\u00f3 con Letty sobre su experiencia como l\u00edder comunitaria y lo que la inspir\u00f3 a ser voluntaria y abogar por los estudiantes y las pol\u00edticas a trav\u00e9s del liderazgo de los padres.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"early-education-and-the-call-to-volunteer\"><b>La educaci\u00f3n temprana y el llamado a ser voluntario<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Nac\u00ed y crec\u00ed en M\u00e9xico y solo estudi\u00e9 hasta la primaria. Mi mam\u00e1 siempre estuvo involucrada en mi educaci\u00f3n. Me gustaba verla involucrada porque pensaba que mi mam\u00e1 ve\u00eda la escuela como algo importante.<\/p>\n<p>Ser voluntario en las escuelas en M\u00e9xico es diferente. Tambi\u00e9n tienen una junta escolar, pero los padres se reun\u00edan con el director para las necesidades financieras de la escuela. Una vez tuvimos aulas overcrowded y yo ve\u00eda a mi mam\u00e1 con otros padres planeando kermeses, que son cenas y bailes para recaudar fondos.<\/p>\n<p>Habr\u00eda bandas tocando m\u00fasica, padres vendiendo comida y haciendo actividades para los estudiantes.<\/p>\n<p>Los fondos crear\u00edan nuevas aulas, arreglar\u00edan nuestros campos y reemplazar\u00edan las sillas viejas. Nunca estuve en las nuevas clases remodeladas ya que eran para estudiantes m\u00e1s j\u00f3venes, pero me alegra que mis hermanos hayan tenido esa experiencia.<\/p>\n<p>A veces mi mam\u00e1 no pod\u00eda asistir a las reuniones de padres debido al trabajo, as\u00ed que mi hermana y yo \u00edbamos por ella. Escuch\u00e1bamos y compart\u00edamos la informaci\u00f3n con mi mam\u00e1. Despu\u00e9s, ella tomaba medidas y compart\u00eda sus opiniones.<\/p>\n<p>Momentos as\u00ed moldearon mi perspectiva. Empec\u00e9 a creer que las personas necesitan luchar por lo que necesitan como individuos o comunidad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"none\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy\" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"none\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026.09.15_SchoolBoardParent_Letty_Submitted.jpg\" alt=\"Maria Leticia \u201cLetty\u201d Toribio sostiene un cartel mientras se une a un gran grupo en una manifestaci\u00f3n de \u201cMoms on a Mission\u201d (Madres en una misi\u00f3n) en el Capitolio del Estado de Illinois en Springfield, el 7 de mayo de 2025.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026.09.15_SchoolBoardParent_Letty_Submitted.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026.09.15_SchoolBoardParent_Letty_Submitted-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026.09.15_SchoolBoardParent_Letty_Submitted-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026.09.15_SchoolBoardParent_Letty_Submitted-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026.09.15_SchoolBoardParent_Letty_Submitted-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026.09.15_SchoolBoardParent_Letty_Submitted-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026.09.15_SchoolBoardParent_Letty_Submitted-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026.09.15_SchoolBoardParent_Letty_Submitted-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026.09.15_SchoolBoardParent_Letty_Submitted-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026.09.15_SchoolBoardParent_Letty_Submitted-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026.09.15_SchoolBoardParent_Letty_Submitted-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026.09.15_SchoolBoardParent_Letty_Submitted-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Maria Leticia \u201cLetty\u201d Toribio se uni\u00f3 a una acci\u00f3n de \u201cMoms on a Mission\u201d en el Capitolio del Estado de Illinois en Springfield, el 7 de mayo de 2025. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Foto cortes\u00eda de Mar\u00eda Leticia \u201cLetty\u201d Toribio<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6aa9684504551\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<h3 id=\"becoming-a-community-leader\"><b>Convertirse en l\u00edder comunitario<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Cuando mi hija mayor empez\u00f3 la escuela, mi vecina me invit\u00f3 a asistir a una reuni\u00f3n de padres de Community Organizing and Family Issues (COFI). No me interesaba, aunque ella segu\u00eda insistiendo. Entonces, un d\u00eda mencion\u00f3 que ofrecen pan y caf\u00e9 gratis \u2014y a m\u00ed me encanta el caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Asist\u00ed a la reuni\u00f3n con mi hija menor. Una vez que empezaron a hacer preguntas sobre comunidad y liderazgo, me interes\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Me convert\u00ed en padre mentor en la escuela de mi hijo. Los padres mentores ayudan a un nivel de grado en las clases o en la cafeter\u00eda durante un a\u00f1o.<\/p>\n<p>Es emocionante y conmovedor servir a mis hijos y a otros estudiantes, que tambi\u00e9n son como m\u00edos.<\/p>\n<p>Hay un estudiante que nunca olvidar\u00e9 de cuando fui mentor de padres en la escuela de mi hijo para los alumnos de s\u00e9ptimo grado, un grupo con el que nunca antes hab\u00eda trabajado.<\/p>\n<p>Estaba en la cafeter\u00eda donde un grupo de estudiantes estaba almorzando. Dejaron su mesa hecha un desastre a pesar de no haberse comido la comida, as\u00ed que con calma ped\u00ed ayuda para limpiar su espacio para el siguiente grupo. Este estudiante se acerc\u00f3 y se desquit\u00f3 conmigo.<\/p>\n<p>Me sent\u00eda lastimado y humillado, pero no quer\u00eda que expulsaran al estudiante de la escuela ni que lo suspendieran, lo cual perjudicar\u00eda su educaci\u00f3n. Estuve d\u00edas pensando qu\u00e9 hacer.<\/p>\n<p>Me acerqu\u00e9 al estudiante la siguiente vez que lo vi. Le dije que estaba ah\u00ed para \u00e9l para liberar cualquier emoci\u00f3n fuerte que tuviera. Y si necesitaba alg\u00fan apoyo, pod\u00eda encontrarme en el sal\u00f3n de clases para padres mentores. M\u00e1s tarde ese d\u00eda, fue a la oficina a disculparse. Comparti\u00f3 detalles de su vida en el hogar y de sus dificultades familiares.<\/p>\n<p>En ese momento me di cuenta de que los estudiantes no son malos. Simplemente atraviesan situaciones dif\u00edciles y no tienen un lugar para desahogarse, lo que se convierte en violencia o mal comportamiento.<\/p>\n<p>Intent\u00e9 ayudarlo y ofrecerle apoyo, pero \u00e9l mencion\u00f3 c\u00f3mo el apoyo en la escuela era m\u00e1s una figura de autoridad que un espacio seguro. Su historia solo me motiv\u00f3 a involucrarme m\u00e1s en la escuela como padre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_6aa9684504888\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid flex_gap_desktop_10px\"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element vc_separator-has-text\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><h4 id=\"read-more-of-our-coverage\">M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n<\/h4><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts-container pk-inline-posts-template-list\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-columns=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-33996\" class=\"post-33996 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-as-told-to category-education category-latest tag-firstgencps\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay pk-overlay-ratio pk-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2026\/08\/11\/cps-first-generation-immigrant-budget-cuts-families-special-needs-support-as-told-to\/\" class=\"pk-overlay-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.07.29_FroylanSuarez_ATT_Featured-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pk-thumbnail size-pk-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"pk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2026\/08\/11\/cps-first-generation-immigrant-budget-cuts-families-special-needs-support-as-told-to\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u00c9l Vio a Su Madre Abogar Por Servicios de Educaci\u00f3n Especial en CPS. Ahora, \u00c9l Est\u00e1 Votando por el Cambio<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-author meta-author\"><span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/author\/samantha-monje\/\" title=\"Ver todas las publicaciones de Samantha Monje\">Samantha Monje<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">-<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-date meta-date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2026\/08\/11\/cps-first-generation-immigrant-budget-cuts-families-special-needs-support-as-told-to\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">11 de agosto de 2026<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-outer -->\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>Tambi\u00e9n trabaj\u00e9 con otros padres a veces. Trabaj\u00e1bamos en actividades con grupos de ni\u00f1os. Nos dec\u00edan que cuando tengan hijos, har\u00e1n lo mismo. Les gustaban las actividades que hac\u00edamos y que los comprendi\u00e9ramos.<\/p>\n<p>Ya no participo tanto porque todos mis hijos ya se graduaron, de vez en cuando todav\u00eda asisto a las reuniones. Al involucrarse, los padres les demuestran a sus hijos que la escuela es importante y los ni\u00f1os har\u00e1n lo mismo.<\/p>\n<p>La gente de mi comunidad todav\u00eda me reconoce. Una vez, estaba caminando por Hermosa y vi a un grupo de adolescentes. De repente, uno de ellos sali\u00f3 corriendo hacia m\u00ed y empez\u00f3 a gritar mi nombre hasta que lleg\u00f3 a donde estaba.<\/p>\n<p>Es agradable ver c\u00f3mo los estudiantes, despu\u00e9s de graduarse, agradecen el impacto que tienen los padres. Sigo intentando ayudar a pesar de ya no tener hijos en las CPS.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"the-upcoming-school-board-election\"><strong>La pr\u00f3xima elecci\u00f3n de la junta escolar<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Record\u00e9 cuando mi hija comenz\u00f3 la secundaria, me sorprendi\u00f3 ver seguridad en las escuelas con sus uniformes de polic\u00eda. Pienso que la escuela es un lugar para aprender y no una prisi\u00f3n. No quiero tener oficiales de recursos escolares (SRO) en los edificios escolares.<\/p>\n<p>Eso me llev\u00f3 a trabajar con otros padres y organizaciones como COFI y POWER-PAC en una pol\u00edtica de Seguridad Escolar Integral (WSS). La pol\u00edtica fue aprobada en 2021 para apoyar a las escuelas. En 2024, WSS se convirti\u00f3 en una pol\u00edtica a nivel de distrito y nuestro objetivo es que esta pol\u00edtica est\u00e9 activa en todos los planteles de CPS.<\/p>\n<p>Escuchamos los comentarios de los estudiantes y padres para entender qu\u00e9 necesitan los estudiantes para tener \u00e9xito. Nos dimos cuenta de que hay tres pilares que los estudiantes necesitan: apoyo f\u00edsico, psicol\u00f3gico y relacional para prosperar en las escuelas.<\/p>\n<p>Hoy, a medida que se acercan las elecciones de la Junta Escolar de Chicago, lo m\u00e1s importante para nosotros en este momento es que los candidatos tengan en cuenta la seguridad de los estudiantes.<\/p>\n<p>Aparte de eso, tambi\u00e9n queremos que los padres est\u00e9n conscientes de la <a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2026\/08\/25\/junta-de-educacion-de-chicago-101-conozca-los-conceptos-basicos-de-la-proxima-junta-elegida-que-guiara-a-las-escuelas-publicas-de-chicago\/\">pr\u00f3ximas elecciones de la junta escolar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Este octubre, hemos planeado realizar un foro biling\u00fce de los candidatos para que la comunidad conozca m\u00e1s sobre los candidatos y la elecci\u00f3n. Muchos de los miembros de nuestra comunidad no pueden votar en esta elecci\u00f3n, por lo que esperamos hablar con quienes s\u00ed pueden hacerlo.<\/p>\n<p>Los padres inmigrantes no est\u00e1n aqu\u00ed para causar ning\u00fan da\u00f1o. Hacemos lo que muchos ciudadanos estadounidenses no hacen y nos importa la educaci\u00f3n, no solo para nuestros propios hijos, sino para todos ellos. Queremos espacios seguros para la comunidad.<\/p>\n<p><i>Esta historia forma parte de Beyond The Classroom, una serie de tres partes de Borderless Magazine que destaca las experiencias de padres, estudiantes y educadores que navegan por las intersecciones de la inmigraci\u00f3n, la educaci\u00f3n y la vida c\u00edvica.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>La historia fue producida con el apoyo de Press Forward \u2014una iniciativa que invierte en noticias e informaci\u00f3n local\u2014 y utiliza el m\u00e9todo colaborativo \"as-told-to\" de Borderless Magazine. 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