Tennessee’s GOP leads the fight to deny public education to children without documents

Woman claims she was fired after comments against school board member, says Murphy should resign

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Memphis woman who says she was fired because of comments made against a member of the Memphis-Shelby County School Board earlier this month met with district leadership to discuss the issue. Paulina Avalos Marquez is the sister of a woman who was the target of several Facebook posts by school board member Towanna Murphy, who threatened to have her deported. Original story: School board member won’t apologize for deportat…

Tennessee Senate wants to kick undocumented kids out of school

A Tennessee bill seeks to challenge a Supreme Court ruling that says undocumented children must be granted access to public schools.

Tennessee lawmakers back immigration bill that creates a permanent underclass

Tennessee General Assembly legislation violates Supreme Court ruling in Plyler v. Doe, which determined that states may not deny a child an education.

J.C. Bowman: Challenging Plyler in Tennessee

In the 1982 case Plyler v. Doe, the Supreme Court ruled that states cannot deny undocumented children access to free public education.

TN Rep. Hawk: Undocumented students bill may be dead for '25

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — A controversial bill that would require Tennessee public school systems to determine all students' citizenship or legal status may be dead for the year, a Northeast Tennessee representative said Thursday. Investigation active after autistic child walks away from school, found by mom The bill, which would also allow school systems to charge tuition to undocumented students or deny them enrollment, is not on the Hou…

Migrant Children in Tennessee May Have to Pay Tuition - Liberty Nation News

By Kelli Ballard Illegal migrants in Tennessee may find it more difficult to get an education. Last week, the state’s Senate passed SB 836, which allows schools to deny enrollment of immigrant students or even charge tuition to those who can’t prove their legal status. Understandably, the bill has created a lot of controversy. Under the proposed law, […]