Cincinnati Public Schools Superintendent Shauna Murphy on Thursday detailed how an out-of-area officer entered multiple district schools, claiming to do "wellness checks" on students on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enf orcement."(It was) pretty alarming to us, but we feel our children are in a good place and probably the most safe being in schoolhouses," Murphy said.In a letter to parents on Wednesday, the district said the officers visited "a small number of schools," but did not have any interaction with students.Murphy said the district's general counsel, Daniel Hoying, alerted her Wednesday afternoon that staff told him officers claiming to work for ICE came into three schools: Western Hills University High School, Rees E. Price Elementary School and Roberts Academy.WATCH: What the district's letter to parents said Officer claiming to work for ICE enters multiple Cincinnati public schools, district saysThe superintendent said one of the officers identified herself to staff as Chief Tonina Lamanna of the Village of Gratis Police Department, which sits south of Dayton in Preble County. Lamanna also had another officer with her."They identified their need as being there for a wellness check," Murphy said. "I don't know, to them, what a wellness check means, and our staff didn't bother for that interpretation. They asked them to leave."The superintendent said the officers did not present any warrants or paperwork, only telling staff they were there on behalf of ICE. After learning of the officers' whereabouts, Hoying contacted Lamanna, telling her that all inquiries must go through his office.Murphy said staff followed protocol, which allows parents or guardians on file to take students out of class."I'm super proud of our staff as they followed through as they are trained and did not entertain the police chief (and the other officer)," Murphy said. "They did exactly as we asked them to do."The superintendent said she has spoken to Mayor Aftab Pureval, Interim Cincinnati Police Chief Adam Hennie and Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey about the incident.Murphy said this is the first time the district has had this kind of interaction with ICE or officers claiming to work for ICE."It's a concern for all of Cincinnati Public Schools, including our school board," Murphy said. "It's a serious concern for me. We prioritize the safety of our children at all times."She said if something like this happens again, "we will be prepared to protect our children and our staff.""Any threat to our staff or students is alarming to me ... I view that (incident) as a threat," said Murphy.Pureval shared WCPO's stream of the press conference on his Facebook, writing in part, "As a CPS parent I am disgusted by the incomprehensible actions of the Gratis Police Chief.""It is patently ridiculous and inexcusable that a police chief from a small town an hour from here would come into our Citys public schools unannounced, let alone do so allegedly at ICEs request, to intimidate our children and their families," he wrote. "Stay out of Cincinnati."In a statement, McGuffey said she is working with federal and state partners "to ensure guidelines and policies are followed" after Wednesday's incident.We were able to reach out to Lamanna, who replied only to tell us to submit a Freedom of Information Act request to ICE. ...read more read less