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Resident asks Montgomery County commission to adopt resolution affirming educational access for all children
Summary
A Clarksville resident urged commissioners to pass a resolution affirming Montgomery County's commitment to educational access regardless of immigration status and to show the county's values on behalf of military and relocating families.
During public comment at the Sept. 8 meeting of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, resident Aura Dorsey asked the commission to adopt a resolution that would affirm the county's commitment to educational access for all children, saying proposed Tennessee legislation could return in 2026 that would allow school districts to deny enrollment based on immigration status.
"Montgomery County should take a stand now, not as a political statement, but as a declaration of our values," Dorsey said, citing the county’s large population of relocating military families connected to Fort Campbell. "When we deny education for children, we don't just hurt the child, we hurt our entire community."
Dorsey urged commissioners to pass a resolution to "show Tennessee that Montgomery County stands for education, opportunity, and protecting our children." She said businesses depend on an educated workforce and framed educational access as an economic and civic necessity rather than an immigration policy argument.
The commission did not vote on a county-level education resolution during the Sept. 8 meeting; Dorsey said the state legislation she referenced had not advanced this year but might return in 2026. Her request was recorded in public comment for future consideration by commissioners.
No formal motion or staff commitment to draft the requested resolution was made on the record during the meeting.
