Undocumented children’s right to public education is facing threats

Since 1982, it has been established law that undocumented children have a constitutional right to K-12 public education under Plyler v. Doe. However, in recent years, 11 states have introduced more than 15 bills challenging that right. The “bills range from requiring schools to collect and report immigration status information to requiring families to pay tuition fees or outright denying enrollment to students who cannot provide proof of legal status,” according to the American Immigration Council.

So far, these efforts to limit undocumented children’s access to education have failed.

To read more about Plyler and challenges to undocumented children’s right to public education, see here.