Proposals in at least five states (Oklahoma, Indiana, Texas, Tennessee and New Jersey) are challenging a long-established legal precedent that guarantees a free public education to children regardless of their immigration status as they either seek to block students who lack permanent or temporary legal status from attending public schools or require proof of citizenship or immigration status for enrollment. Since a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Plyler v. Doe, has prohibited states from preventing school enrollment based on a student’s immigration status. That ruling was based on the belief that the it is in the best interest of the country to provide a free education to all children and that schools are legally obligated to serve all students
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