Students waiting for their school bus were seen running away as federal agents conducted an operation at a nearby apartment complex in South Jersey, according to a letter sent to parents by the Lindenwold School District.
As fourth and fifth grade students were waiting at the Woodland Village Apartments bus stop in Lindenwold on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 12, the school district said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents showed up.
In video shared with NBC10, several of the students could be seen running away. The school district explained that the incident caused fear and confusion.
The bus driver made sure that all of the students made it to class safely by circling back to the bus stop multiple times, according to the district.
Once the students were inside the school, they were reportedly upset over what happened so counselors were called to help them.
The school district told parents in the letter sent out on Thursday that if their child is feeling anxiety or distress over this incident to please call their school building principal.
NBC10 reached out to ICE and the Department of Homeland Security for more details on the incident. We’ll include a statement once we receive one.
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