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Holder: Schools must enroll children of illegal immigrants - Washington Times
Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday that all schools must enroll students whose parents are illegal immigrants, citing troubling reports that some districts are discriminating against children of undocumented parents.
Public school districts have an obligation to enroll students regardless of immigration status and without discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin, Mr. Holder said in a statement released by the Justice Department. He said his department will do everything it can to make sure schools meet this obligation.
Mr. Holder was joined by Education Secretary Arne Duncan in issuing new guidance to school administrators, telling them to be more flexible in accepting some documents from illegal parents and not to require others that may prove a childs age and residence.
Although schools have a right to establish a childs residency in a school district, they dont need to require the parents have a state-issued drivers license or a Social Security card, to prove that they are in the country legally producing a utility bill or lease is a fine substitute.
The guidance is based on a 1982 Supreme Court decision that says children of undocumented illegals have the right to a public education.
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Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday that all schools must enroll students whose parents are illegal immigrants, citing troubling reports that some districts are discriminating against children of undocumented parents.
Public school districts have an obligation to enroll students regardless of immigration status and without discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin, Mr. Holder said in a statement released by the Justice Department. He said his department will do everything it can to make sure schools meet this obligation.
Mr. Holder was joined by Education Secretary Arne Duncan in issuing new guidance to school administrators, telling them to be more flexible in accepting some documents from illegal parents and not to require others that may prove a childs age and residence.
Although schools have a right to establish a childs residency in a school district, they dont need to require the parents have a state-issued drivers license or a Social Security card, to prove that they are in the country legally producing a utility bill or lease is a fine substitute.
The guidance is based on a 1982 Supreme Court decision that says children of undocumented illegals have the right to a public education.
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