Many school officials remain hesitant to discuss their concerns or strategies, wary of putting their immigrant students under additional scrutiny.

If “you constantly threaten people with the possibility of mass deportation, it really inhibits peoples’ ability to function in society and for their kids to get an education,” said Hiroshi Motomura,

Schools around the country are preparing for upheaval from President-elect Donald Trump's plans to deport millions of people living in this country illegally. It remains to be seen whether Trump will follow through on the pledge,