Proposal to check Oklahoma students’ citizenship status draws bipartisan concerns in state House • Oklahoma Voice

Proposal to check Oklahoma students’ citizenship status draws bipartisan concerns in state House • Oklahoma Voice

High school students stand outside the Oklahoma State Department of Education in Oklahoma City with the Mexican flag draped over their shoulders on Jan. 28. They protested proposed rules affecting undocumented students. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY — Proposed rules that would require schools to collect Oklahoma students’ immigration status and mandate that teachers pass the U.S. Naturalization Test face bipartisan o…

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Proposal to check Oklahoma students’ citizenship status draws bipartisan concerns in state House - Sequoyah County Times

OKLAHOMA CITY — Proposed rules that would require schools to collect Oklahoma students’ immigration status and mandate that teachers pass the U.S. Naturalization Test face bipartisan opposition in the state House. Republicans and Democrats on the House Administrative Rules Committee expressed concerns with the proposals from the Oklahoma State Department of Education during a meeting Wednesday. The immigration rule, which drew outcry from Gov. K…