001This federal surge is also raising concerns as DC students return to school on Monday. >> Right now, two state boards of education members are are pushing for a new program to protect the students. Now, Jess Arnold live outside Dunar High School in Northwest with the change they want to see. Good morning, Jess. >> Good morning. Yeah, well, this program is targeting students like the ones here at Dunar High School, which is one of 20 schools throughout the DCPS system. It's for those 15 years and older. These board of education members want Mayor Bowser to instate a program to help them get Real IDs. Those are governmentissued, federally recognized identification that they can bring around with them as they travel to and from school instead of just having their school IDs. And these board of education
002members say this is in direct response to this federal takeover. >> My daughter is fearful. She should be joyous right now getting ready to go back to school. She should be excited about that I'm riding the metro. Dad, you're not taking me to school this time. You know, and all of those things. But she's not. She's fearful. My son is fearful. My wife is fearful right now for our children who have to traverse from W 8 to W 2. >> Now, these board members say many DC students face barriers to getting a Real ID on their own, like missing birth certificates and proof of residency because of some complex family or housing circumstances. So, to close the gap, they propose a few things. is partnering with the DMV to streamline the documentation process, hosting a
003student real ID day where schools can bring classes to the DMV to help these students get their identification, and even deploying a mobile DMV clinic right to these schools. Our children need to be able to identify themselves if they are stopped to say, "Hey, this is my real ID." They might not accept what are their school issue, you know, school IDs because they don't know our schools. They don't know our kids. Now, our team did reach out to Mayor Bowser's team this morning to see if they plan to pursue this program. As soon as we get a response from them, we will of course update you