LISTEN | WBUR: How rumored and real ICE activity has impacted local schools
Posted on: July 24, 2025

By Carrie Jung
Salem Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Stephen Zrike offers his thoughts on the impact of recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in neighboring school districts.
“That does concern us because we’re a city that counts on our schools filled every year by the wave of newcomers,” said Dr. Zrike.


