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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]none of you read the Supreme Court case on this actual issue that is mentioned on the first page of the thread, did you?

Plyler v. Doe. From 1982. When Reagan was president. Schools can't kick out undocumented kids who otherwise meet enrollment rules.[/quote]

Yes. It is not legal for schools in the United States to require children to provide proof of citizenship. It is furthermore not legal for schools to ask questions that might create a "chilling effect" and result in families not enrolling their kids in schools because of fear of immigration action. Additionally, publicly funded schools are required by law to provide services to children who are not yet fully proficient in English.

These rights are drawn from Supreme Court case law (in addition to Plyler vs Doe, also Lau vs Nichols and Casteneda vs Pickard on the language rights). I'd say kids in DC are reasonably well protected. Our admin gets it and understands the implications. Places where kids are more vulnerable are in some of the other states (Hi, Arizona!), and also when they leave school There are are kids who are brought up in the US but don't have legal standing -- when they leave HS, they have difficulties in accessing higher education. Also, there aren't protections for the parents of these kids.[/quote]

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