US law entitles immigrant children to an education. Some conservatives say that should change
- For decades, children of families living in the country illegally have the right to attend public school, according to the 1982 Supreme Court decision Plyler v. Doe.
- Civil rights attorneys argue that enrollment requirements disadvantage immigrant families lacking documents, violating federal law.
- Local advocates reported that Saugus schools' policies have hindered immigrant families' enrollment, with claims that the policy is illegal, according to Oren Sellstrom from Lawyers for Civil Rights.
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