Plyler Vs. Doe (1982) is a U.S. Supreme Court case regarding funding the education of children who are illegally living in the United States. In Tyler, Texas schools started charging $1,000 in tuition to immigrant children. This case questioned if states were allowed to deny illegal aliens education or charge these children tuition. Plyler Vs. Doe brought up many questions about how immigrant children would be treated in the United States. The case was ruled that a state cannot deny undocumented immigrants a public education.
How this law affects…
Teachers: Teachers must teach the students that are in their classrooms. Teachers in public schools teach students from many backgrounds and cannot treat immigrant students differently.
Students: Students have the right for a free public education. Students are able to attend public school regardless of their citizenship status.
Education: Children need to be educated whether they are immigrants or not, and public schools have to provide this education. Undocumented children are able to attend school for free. Education helps to maintain a society in which people are able to have success in financial and intellectual ways.
Olivas, M. (2012). No undocumented child left behind Plyler v. Doe and the education of undocumented schoolchildren. New York: New York
University Press. Retrieved June 19, 2015, from https://books.google.com/books id=SPKEh30x9BEC&pg=PA1&source=gbs_toc_r&cad
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Plyler Vs. Doe (1982) is a U.S. Supreme Court case regarding funding the education of children who are illegally living in the United States. In Tyler, Texas schools started charging $1,000 in tuition to immigrant children. This case questioned if states were allowed to deny illegal aliens education or charge these children tuition. Plyler Vs. Doe brought up many questions about how immigrant children would be treated in the United States. The case was ruled that a state cannot deny undocumented immigrants a public education.
How this law affects…
Teachers: Teachers must teach the students that are in their classrooms. Teachers in public schools teach students from many backgrounds and cannot treat immigrant students differently.
Students: Students have the right for a free public education. Students are able to attend public school regardless of their citizenship status.
Education: Children need to be educated whether they are immigrants or not, and public schools have to provide this education. Undocumented children are able to attend school for free. Education helps to maintain a society in which people are able to have success in financial and intellectual ways.
References
Brennan, J. (n.d.). Plyler v. Doe 457 U.S. 202 (1982). Retrieved June 19, 2015, from https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/457/202
Olivas, M. (2012). No undocumented child left behind Plyler v. Doe and the education of undocumented schoolchildren. New York: New YorkUniversity Press. Retrieved June 19, 2015, from https://books.google.com/books id=SPKEh30x9BEC&pg=PA1&source=gbs_toc_r&cad
=3#v=onepage&q&f=false
Namowitz, D. (1981, December 1). Court Considers Education For Illegal Alien Children. Nashua Telegraph, p. 11. Retrieved fromhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19811201&id=i6ErAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4509,116260&hl=en
For Further Information
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_80_1538http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/plyler-v-doe-still-guaranteeing-unauthorized-immigrant-childrens-right-attend-us-public