APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Teacher's Talk: How Educators Find out about Systems Involved Parents
- Sydney Brown
University of Notre Dame, Indiana - Anna Haskins
Principle Investigator of Project - Meaghan Mingo
Graduate Student/Co-author on Project
Abstract
Using thematic coding of 41 educator interviews, we identified six types of information flow—formal and informal pathways through which schools learn about students’ involvement in immigration, criminal legal, and child welfare systems. Frequency patterns show uneven formal/informal information access, highlighting structural constraints and implications for confidentiality and family–school trust.
