Orange County students returned to class in August amid anxiety over summer immigration enforcement, but school districts are saying attendance has largely remained steady.

In Santa Ana, district officials reported that total enrollment and average daily attendance remain consistent with last year, in the mid 90% range.

“Total enrollment has remained steady since the school year began. We have about 34,500 students enrolled,” said Fermin Leal, spokesperson for the Santa Ana Unified School District. “So far we have not seen a noticeable impact to daily attendance that we can attribute to any immigration enforcement activity.”

Leal added that the district’s virtual academy has not seen significant enrollment changes, either. He said about 240 students were already enrolled when the year b

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