LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has urged immigration authorities not to conduct enforcement activity within a two-block radius around schools starting an hour before the school day begins and until one hour after it classes let out.
"Hungry children, children in fear, cannot learn well," Carvalho said in a news conference this week.
LAUSD plans new bus routes, safe zones to keep students safe from immigration raids
On Monday, a 15-year-old boy was detained by federal agents outside Arleta High School in an alleged case of mistaken identity. He was later released.
City and district officials have said neither LAPD nor school police are sharing information with federal agencies conducting immigration enforcement. City Departments and schools have also been advised to strengthen protocols and training to prepare for federal activity.
Carvalho said the district will distribute a family preparedness packet that includes know-your-rights information, the contact number for the district's compassion fund, emergency contact updates and a way to provide information about the student in the event they have to go into the care of someone else.
Other measures intended to protect students and families include adding or altering bus routes to accommodate more students.
"We have rerouted a number of our bus routes, we have added additional bus routes to ensure that we have transportation for all. We are appealing to our community. Parents, if you are afraid of being on the street with your child, we more than likely can accommodate a specific bus route for your child," said Carvalho.
LAUSD said it has taken a number of calls from parents asking for these accommodations.
"We want no one to stay home as a result of fears," Carvalho said.
The school district has also augmented services through virtual education. Carvalho said that there has been a 7% increase in student enrollment in virtual academies.
On the first day of school, LAUSD will be deploying over 1,000 central office and district office staff into critical areas based on incident information, targeting schools in areas that have seen a higher percentage in frequency of immigration raids.
Additionally, the district will be deploying a record number of safe passage entities and community safety deployments-over 100 on the first day of school.
LAUSD, which covers more than two dozen cities, is the nation's second largest school district with more than 500,000 students. According to the teachers' union, 30,000 students are immigrants, and an estimated quarter of them are without legal status.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.