<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr">edTrust Tennessee<br><br>Protecting Undocumented Student Access to K-12 Public School<br><br>In the 114th General Assembly, Tennessee lawmakers have filed three bills designed to challenge a constitutional and long-standing legal precedent that guarantees all children living in the United States access to free public school, regardless of documentation status. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld this fundamental right in Plyler v. Doe, institutionalizing a practice that has been in place for more than 150 years. If any of these bills pass and provoke a successful legal challenge to Plyler, students across the country will be denied access to K-12 public education. Decisions this legislative session in Tennessee will determine the future of public education access in the United States for hundreds of thousands of children.<br><br>Full text:<br><a href="https://edtrusttn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/EdTrust_Tennessee_Protecting_Undocumented_Student_Access_to_Public_School_Memo_02-26-25.pdf" target="_blank">https://edtrusttn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/EdTrust_Tennessee_Protecting_Undocumented_Student_Access_to_Public_School_Memo_02-26-25.pdf</a></div>
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