Arlington County Board Member J. Walter Tejada hosted a community meeting about the fatal school bus crash on April 18 that claimed the lives of two students from Hoffman-Boston Elementary School, according to the Arlington Connection. The meeting was co-hosted with the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC).
The meeting was geared toward members of Arlington's Latin American community. At Hoffman-Boston, Latinos account for 38 percent of students, according to the school district's statistics. Along with taking input from the public, Tejada said Monday's meeting was also intended as a way to reach out to the school's immigrant families — families that might be afraid to bring problems to a government employee otherwise.
The meeting was geared toward members of Arlington's Latin American community. At Hoffman-Boston, Latinos account for 38 percent of students, according to the school district's statistics. Along with taking input from the public, Tejada said Monday's meeting was also intended as a way to reach out to the school's immigrant families — families that might be afraid to bring problems to a government employee otherwise.
Said Tejada, "In Arlington, we try to be an accessible government, one that isn't afraid to come into the community. For some people, that might not make a whole lot of difference, but for the immigrant population, it can."
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