Tennessee Moves to Bar Undocumented Students, Turning Schools into Immigration Watchdogs
TL;DR
Backed by Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, Tennessee lawmakers are advancing bills that would bar undocumented students from public schools, impose tuition, and require schools to report immigration status, challenging Plyler v. Doe; critics warn the move could destroy public education by turning teachers into immigration agents and may trigger costly, nationwide repercussions if Plyler is overturned.
- Tennessee Wants to Let Schools Ban Immigrant Kids, Threatening to “End Public Education as We Know It” The Intercept
- Tenn. bill requiring public schools to track undocumented students has been revived and clears first hurdle News Channel 5 Nashville
- House Committee Advances Student Immigration Status Bill Nashville Scene
- House Finance Subcommittee advances noncitizen student bill State Affairs
- GOP bill would require Tennessee public schools to check student immigration status Tennessee Lookout
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