{"id":2512647,"date":"2025-11-20T07:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T12:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-was-an-invasion-huge-swaths-of-students-missing-from-classrooms-as-ice-begins-enforcing-law-in-charlotte-nc\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T07:54:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T12:54:46","slug":"it-was-an-invasion-huge-swaths-of-students-missing-from-classrooms-as-ice-begins-enforcing-law-in-charlotte-nc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-was-an-invasion-huge-swaths-of-students-missing-from-classrooms-as-ice-begins-enforcing-law-in-charlotte-nc\/","title":{"rendered":"It Was an Invasion &#8211; Huge Swaths of Students Missing From Classrooms as ICE Begins Enforcing Law in Charlotte, NC"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fit-was-an-invasion-huge-swaths-of-students-missing-from-classrooms-as-ice-begins-enforcing-law-in-charlotte-nc%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2512647&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that during Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Charlotte, North Carolina, tens of thousands of students were absent from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools on the first day of Border Patrol&#8217;s deployment. Attendance dropped substantially-over half of the students were missing in several schools with majority Hispanic populations, with some <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >elementary schools reporting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chronic-absenteeism-skyrockets-in-minnesota-public-schools\/\" title=\"Minnesota public ...s experience a significant increase in chronic ...eeism.\">attendance rates<\/a><\/a> as low as around 30%. about 21% of students across the district were absent, an increase confirmed by school officials after data revisions.<\/p>\n<p>this large-scale absenteeism is attributed to fear and concern among immigrant and Hispanic communities following the immigration raids. Teachers and local officials highlighted the impact on students and families, with calls for better communication to reassure parents about their children&#8217;s safety.<\/p>\n<p>The article frames these events as evidence of a crisis at the border, criticizing the Biden administration&#8217;s immigration policies for the large number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexico-plans-massive-crackdown-on-illegal-immigration-after-crisis-erupts-under-biden\/\" title=\"Mexico Plans Massive \u2018Crackdown\u2019 On Illegal ... After Crisis Erupts Under Biden\">illegal immigrants entering<\/a> the country. It defends ICE and DHS actions as necessary and questions why the law is not being applied uniformly, emphasizing the burden on taxpayers and legal residents. The piece presents the situation as a meaningful community disruption and a political flashpoint.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>When can you not call an invasion an invasion? When it&rsquo;s politically incorrect, of course.<\/p>\n<p>But numbers are numbers. And the numbers are in after Immigration and Customs Enforcement began <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-arctic-incursion-spooks-lawmakers\/\" title=\"Chinese Arctic Incursion Spooks ...makers\">conducting operations<\/a> in Charlotte, North Carolina: Tens of thousands of students were missing from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools on Monday, the first day of Border Patrol&rsquo;s deployment there.<\/p>\n<p>This amounted to over half of students in several schools, especially where the majority of students <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-msnbc-reporter-instantly-regrets-asking-hispanic-voter-trump-illegals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">were Hispanic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfae.org\/education\/2025-11-18\/more-than-30-000-absences-reported-at-cms-on-monday-after-data-revision\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WFAE-FM<\/a>, the city&rsquo;s school authorities issued a final number of 30,399, 10,000 absences more than it had initially calculated.<\/p>\n<p>The data variances, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/school-officials-spark-outrage-banning-student-flying-american-flag-truck\/\">school officials<\/a> said, were common and a result of either including Pre-K students or students retroactively marked absent from tardy for not meeting the required number of instructional minutes.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>This is more than double the number of last Monday. Moreover, it represents about 20 percent about the total enrollment.<\/p>\n<p>From WFAE:<\/p>\n<p><em>At Sterling Elementary School, where more than 500 of the school&rsquo;s 700 students are Hispanic, only about 34% of students were listed in attendance. That was the lowest attendance rate out of any elementary school. Other elementary schools with attendance rates in the 30s included Montclaire Elementary School and Nations Ford Elementary School.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>At the majority-Hispanic Garinger High School, nearly half the student body was reported absent.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The North Carolina Association of Educators and its chapter in Charlotte released a statement Monday night about reports of high absences and is calling on CMS to create a &ldquo;CMS-wide communication command center&rdquo; to allow schools to let parents know their kids are safe and to respond to community needs.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>However, there were reports &mdash; like from this teacher &mdash; that three-quarters of his class (mostly Hispanic) were out of school on Monday:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: A Charlotte NC elementary teacher has just admitted on live TV that of his classroom of 16 students, only 4 showed up to school after immigration raids in the city.<\/p>\n<p>The school district is now confirming that 21% of all students did not show up.<\/p>\n<p>This is insane&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5TkS3ykXUa\">pic.twitter.com\/5TkS3ykXUa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattvanswol\/status\/1991178717427646955?\">November 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you think that this is something that Republicans or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-dhs-discovers-biden-admin-handed-migrant-kids-worst-sponsors-imaginable\/\">President Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration is lamenting<\/a>, you&rsquo;re wrong &mdash; with the Department of Homeland Security noting the differences in traffic patterns and a two-word message:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You&rsquo;re welcome. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/exofytTy8E\">https:\/\/t.co\/exofytTy8E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Homeland Security (@DHSgov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DHSgov\/status\/1991177169838477612?\">November 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>GOP Rep. Mark Harris of North Carolina, meanwhile, told Fox News&rsquo; Will Cain that &ldquo;you can just look at it on its face&rdquo; and realize that there&rsquo;s a problem going on &ldquo;in the whole Charlotte-Mecklenberg area.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How come 21,000 students in Charlotte didn&rsquo;t show up for school since Border Patrol arrived?<\/p>\n<p>If you are here legally, then there is nothing to be afraid of.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillCainShow?\">@WillCainShow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dVc5ujv2SC\">pic.twitter.com\/dVc5ujv2SC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Mark Harris (@RepMarkHarrisNC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMarkHarrisNC\/status\/1990876658170007771?\">November 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the question raises itself: How can you call this anything other than an invasion when tens of thousands of students in one American city alone stay out of the classroom because of the fact that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-suspect-chicago-border-patrol-drive-shooting-now-custody-new-details-emerging\/\">Border Patrol<\/a> is conducting operations in the city?<\/p>\n<p>The number of illegal immigrants that entered under Joe Biden&rsquo;s administration is, charitably, in the low eight figures. We are told that ICE and DHS deporting these people is somehow inhumane &mdash; but what about the taxpayers and parents of Charlotte-Mecklenburg? Don&rsquo;t they have a reasonable expectation that kids who are legally here are the ones getting their tax dollars, not people who poured into the country during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-admits-bidens-border-crisis-is-making-it-easier-for-terrorists-to-enter-america\/\" title=\"DHS acknowledges Biden&#039;s ... crisis aids terrorist entry to US.\">border crisis manufactured<\/a> by cynicism and ineptitude?<\/p>\n<p>What absolutely none of those protesting ICE can explain is why the law suddenly doesn&rsquo;t apply to this one group of people. That&rsquo;s because they&rsquo;re intellectual toddlers. They want what they want, and they don&rsquo;t care what it means to other people. Feelings are more important than hard facts, easy sentimentality more important than looking at what that sentimentality costs them and everyone else. 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