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For decades, children of families living in the country illegally have had the right to attend public school based on a 1982 Supreme Court decision known as Plyler v. Doe. In a 5-4 vote, justices held it is unconstitutional to deny children an education based on their immigration status.
The Oklahoma Board of Education on Tuesday approved a proposal that would require parents to declare their citizenship status when enrolling their students in schools. The 6-0 vote sends the ...
The new rule, which still needs support from lawmakers and the governor, wouldn’t prohibit children without legal status from attending school but would require districts to keep track of ...
At Oklahoma City Public Schools, one of the state’s largest districts, Superintendent Jamie Polk said in a letter to parents and staff last month — after the rule was first proposed — that federal law guarantees every child’s right to a public education, regardless of immigration status.
"All children living in the United States, regardless of their immigration status or that of their parents, have the right to attend K-12 public school," Espíritu said in a statement.
Parents may disagree with the program recommendation of the school district. In that event, parents may reject the district's recommendations by notifying the school district clearly and concisely of the reasons for the rejection of the IEP recommendation. This notice must be given in writing within 30 days of receipt of the program recommendation.
The parents removed their child from the public school and enrolled him in a private specialized school for children with autism with an annual tuition of $70,000. [61] The family requested reimbursement for the tuition claiming the Douglas County School District had not fulfilled the requirements of IDEA.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group of Oklahoma parents of public school students, teachers and ministers filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to stop the state's top education official from forcing schools to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans for students in grades 5 through 12.