UPDATE: Hamilton Co. Schools Principals Association Oppose TN Bill Requiring Students to Prove Immigration Status

UPDATE: Hamilton Co. Schools Principals Association oppose TN bill requiring students to prove immigration status

The Hamilton County Schools Principals Association opposes a bill in Tennessee that would require students to prove their immigration status, sparking debate among lawmakers.

Educators oppose school immigration data bill

(The Center Square) – A group of educators says they oppose a bill that would require Tennessee schools to collect data on students' immigration status.

Tennessee Republican objects to checking public school kids’ immigration status

Legislation requiring Tennessee public schools to check students’ immigration status will continue to draw Republican opposition when it heads back to the Senate for consideration. Even though the measure is watered down considerably from 2025’s bill, which would have allowed…

Schools Should Verify Students' Immigration Status

Tennessee House Bill 793 advances with 15-9 committee vote requiring public schools to verify student immigration status and report enrollment data to state.

New bill to require schools to send legal status of students to state in TN

A bill that has now passed through the Tennessee General Assembly is causing some controversy. The legislation requires schools to compile documentation about the legal status of their students and send it to the state. The original language of the bill said the schools could either refuse to enroll students with illegal citizenship status or charge them tuition if they didn’t have the right documentation, but those guidelines were taken off thr…

Tennessee House passes bill to track undocumented students in public schools

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. By Melissa Brown Tennessee House Republicans on Monday passed legislation to track the immigration status of all public school children in the state, an effort that drew sharp rebukes from Democrats and immigration advocates. The legislation requires that Tennessee public schools verify the citizenship or immigration status of […]