Educational leaders in the Riverhead Central School District said they will not allow immigration actions to take place on school grounds without fully validating "any supposed legal documentation brought to the district by any federal agencies before they comply."

The letter sent to the community on Thursday comes just days after President Donald Trump reversed a longstanding policy that prohibited ICE from making arrests at schools, churches and hospitals.

"As educators entrusted with the safety of your children while in our classrooms and on our school grounds, we fully accept that our foremost responsibility is to create a secure and supportive environment where every child can learn, grow, and thrive without fear," part of the letter reads.

The letter was signed by Riverhead Interim Superintendent of Schools Cheryl Pedisich and Board of Education President James Scudder.

District officials declined News 12 Long Island's request for an interview as a follow-up to the letter.

According to data from the New York State Education Department, 64% of the students in the Riverhead school district are Hispanic or Latino.

One Riverhead parent who was dropping his kid off at Pulaski Street Intermediate School was too afraid to show his face on camera but said he and his loved ones share fear about the real possibility of being separated through Trump's mass deportation plan.

Other Riverhead residents supported the school district's efforts.

"I don't think it's right," lifelong Riverhead resident Dorice Brown said. "I really don't. I mean, we're all the same."

“I'm a coach so I have kids from all cultures so definitely, especially for the Spanish community definitely, that's scary," Riverhead resident Lance Bullock said.

School leaders pointed to New York state law which guarantees the right to a free public education for all children regardless of citizenship or immigration status.

On his first day in office on Monday, Trump signed an executive order putting an end to birthright citizenship, a policy outlined in the 14th Amendment which guarantees a person’s right to citizenship in the United States if they were born in the country regardless of their parents’ immigration status.

Yesterday, a federal judge temporarily blocked that executive order calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.”

On Tuesday, Trump revoked a directive barring federal immigration authorities from making arrests in “sensitive areas.”

These attempts to crack down on immigration have caused waves of fear to reverberate through communities all across the country.

“The Riverhead School District will always stand in defiance of any initiative, regardless of its source, that threatens the safety and wellbeing of any of our students,” part of the letter reads.

News 12 also reached out to Rep. Nick LaLota and Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine's office for comment but have not heard back at this time.

Read the full letter below: