NYSED: Student Registration Guidance

Legal Clips » New York state’€™s education department recommends local school districts do not ask for information related to enrolling students’€™ immigration status

NYDE issued a memo in which it explained that a 1982 Supreme Court decision had recognized the right of all children, regardless of immigration status, to attend public school as long as they met the age and residency requirements established by state law. The memo states: “Accordingly, at the time of registration schools should avoid asking questions related to immigration status or that may reveal a child’s immigration status, such as asking for a Social Security number.

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