WASHINGTON — Back to school time usually means new clothes and books, but parents and students in the district say there’s a new sense of fear this year after seeing federal officers patrol their neighborhoods for the last two weeks .

"I feel both really excited, it’s the beginning of the school year and really scared because I’ve never been through something like that and neither have my children," explained Iris Jacob.

She has three children who are ready to enter a new school year in the DC Public School system, but the last two weeks have spurred new emotions.

"I’m really worried about the amount of police and military and FBI," she said.

Her two daughters echoing those thoughts.

"You can’t ignore it like in the city in the state that we’re in, everywhere you go, you see poli

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