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U.S. Supreme Court Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202 (1982)
D - Superintendent and members of the Board of Trustees of the Tyler Independent School District
 * Facts:**

P - School-age children of Mexican origin residing within Tyler Independent School District

In 1975, the Texas Legislature authorized local school districts to deny enrollment in their public schools to children not legally admitted to the country. This statute ruled to withhold state funds to school districts for the education of children who were not “legally admitted” into the United States.

1. Consistent with the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, can a state deny undocumented school-age children free public education? No.
 * Issues/Answers:**

Denying children access to public education is not permissible under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
 * Basis/Rationale:**

The Court stated that undocumented children have the same right to a free public education as U.S. citizens and permanent residents.

In 1982, the Supreme Court ruled in Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202 (1982), that public schools were prohibited from denying immigrant students access to a public education. Undocumented immigrant students are obligated, as are all other students, to attend school until they reach the age mandated by state law.
 * Notes:**

• Barring access to a student on the basis of legal status or alleged legal status. • Inquiring about a student's immigration status, including requiring documentation of a student's legal status at initial registration or at any other time. • Making inquiries from a student or his/her parents which may expose their legal status. • Implications on School Lunch Programs?