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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I actually see this as an example of how the county can (whether they want to, is a different issue) deal with children who are here illegally.

Apparently the county can't refuse education to kids "live" here. But it does have the power to designate schools for these children (in the case of exchange students - they have to go to the 8 schools that take them, even if they don't live in those school clusters - and they are required to provide their own transportation, according to the article).

Why can't the county do the same for children that do not have a legal status here? Yes, they can have their education - but why not put them at another school that is far away and they need to provide their own transportation. Problem solved.[/quote]

You go to the school you're zoned for based on your address. Immigration status has nothing to do with your residence's address.

I'm not quite sure how they can even block the exchange students. What if we just accepted one, and showed up at our local school and said "Jane is staying with us for a year. Please enroll her. Here is proof she lives with us, and of my residency." What grounds would they have to stop it?[/quote]

If they can do that to exchange students, they should be able to (whether they want to, is something else) do that to any kid, including those being here illegally.
They don't do it simply because they choose not to.

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Supreme Court decision -- Plyler vs Doe. All children have a right to public education regardless of immigration status.

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