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PHOENIX - Panfilo H. Contreras, executive director of the Arizona School Boards Association, has released a statement regarding today's signing of SB1070 by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer:

"The Arizona School Boards Association believes the needs of students must be the foundation of, and driving force behind, the entire educational system and that it is the responsibility of the local school district, with the support of the state and federal governments, to create opportunities for success for each and every student. We fear that SB1070 will create a chilling effect that will make some parents hesitant to send their children to school, even if those children are eligible to attend Arizona public schools, thus inhibiting such opportunities for success."