One high school campus in Southern California invited U.S. Border Patrol recruiter to join the student career fair.
Then they changed their mind and refused to let the recruiter on campus.
After some backlash, a California school district reaffirmed its support for Border Patrol reps.
They also said they’re welcome at future events.
But isn’t the event over?
They should be welcomed back and be allowed to do a special presentation for the whole school in the gymnasium.
Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino called out the controversy online with a pointed “Agendas in Schools?”
He later thanked the district for clearing the air.
https://x.com/Virginia_Allen5/status/1905380525537378328
**UPDATE** We accept & thank the Coachella Valley Unified School District for the apology. We look forward to continuing our relationship with them for the benefit of our youth & students.
— USBP Chief Patrol Agent Gregory K. Bovino (@USBPChiefELC) March 27, 2025
Fox News reports:
A California school district has apologized after a U.S. Border Patrol recruiter was “inadvertently” denied access to a high school career fair this week, saying what happened was a “misunderstanding.”
The Coachella Valley Unified School District said a Border Patrol recruiter was “inadvertently denied” entry to a career fair at Coachella Valley High School by the principal on Wednesday.
ADVERTISEMENT“We want to make it very clear that we do not condone this behavior, and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken with the involved staff members to ensure this does not happen again,” the district said in a news release.
The district added that it welcomes the Border Patrol’s presence at any future career fairs across its three high schools.
U.S. Border Patrol Sector Chief Gregory Bovino wrote about the incident on X, prompting him to ask: “Agendas in Schools?”
In a subsequent post, he thanked the school district for its apology.
CVUSD has issued an apology after Border Patrol was told to leave a career fair at Coachella Valley High School. News Channel 3's Athena Jreij will have more on the issue tonight starting at 4PM
Details + District Statement: https://t.co/ZToex1F7um pic.twitter.com/oI56lb5ITL
— KESQ News Channel 3 (@KESQ) March 27, 2025
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