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Residents and students urge Hamilton County board to oppose SB0836/HB793 and stand for access to education
Summary
Multiple speakers — immigrants, students and teachers — urged the board to oppose Tennessee bills SB0836 and HB793 that they said would endanger undocumented students’ access to public education and remove federal and state funding; speakers cited Plyler v. Doe and a recent Supreme Court decision.
Residents, teachers and students urged the Hamilton County Board of Education to oppose proposed state bills identified in public comment as SB0836 and HB793, saying the measures would deny access to public education for undocumented students and create serious fiscal and human costs.
A teacher who said she represents English learners detailed enrollment figures and argued the bills would be costly to administer. “There are over 6,000 English language learners currently…
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