Los Angeles Unified School District saw a record first-day turnout Thursday, Aug. 14, despite community fears over recent immigration raids, with preliminary attendance 2% higher than last year, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said.

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) started its new school year but this year things are different. The public school system is focusing on protecting students in the face of increasingly indiscriminate raids in Los Angeles.

LAUSD students head back to school amid ongoing ICE raids, casting a layer of fear among immigrant families over potential risk to their safety.