After reading the article Feds: All kids, legal or not, entitled to school, I can not agree with it more. In 1982 a federal law was passed stating that you may not deny a student public education based on whether they are legal or not. In the article schools in the South have been getting warned that denying students because they are not able to show proof of citizenship is not legal. These schools are choosing to hassle these families because of the financial cut backs they are facing in the coming year.
I can understand the frustration that these schools and districts are going through with the financial cut backs and funding issues, but I don't believe it to be fair to deny a student education. We are a free country where as the law states all students are eligible for free schooling. I agree with this law. I work in special education were 20 years ago these students were not allowed in schools either. It is wrong to not give a student an opportunity to be educated and given a chance to be successful.
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