Tennessee is moving forward with legislation that would allow public schools to deny enrollment or charge tuition to undocumented students following a 19-13 vote in the state Senate.
The bill instructs public and charter schools to verify the immigration status of incoming students, a move that lawmakers acknowledge could trigger a legal challenge based on c Plyler v. Doe, the 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision guaranteeing undocumented children access to free public education.
