. >> i'm going to call up virginia marshall, melissa nufuly, jessica quansinots, monica choi, and monica oversight. [ please stand by ] i couldn't help from commenting following the testimony from the parents and the few students from m. e.c., we are living in a time attack that comes right about education is their bottom line so on the one hand we have a president who is still pursuing his racist plans to build walls and keep out our immigrant students and their families and m.e.c. is one of the schools that has a unique history and the comments here tonight spoke to that. if there is a dip in enrollment, i can't help think it's not a connection to national policy, which we are, which the district itself has taken a strong stand into and protecting our values here. and to move in a child to this special space is unacceptable. there has to be another solution. there's nothing more immigrant -- there's vulnerable students. there has to be a better way. thank you, very much, and we'll be following up. >> my name is julie roberts and i would press appreciation for the african american famil