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Council members voice concern over state proposals affecting undocumented children’s school access
Summary
During announcements, council members criticized state-level debates about charging undocumented children for public schooling and urged speaking out and community support.
Council members used the announcements period on April 1 to criticize state-level proposals and events they said were harming vulnerable populations, including a debate by state officials over whether undocumented children should be required to pay to attend public schools.
Madam Pro Tem said elected officials at the state level were “debating whether or not undocumented children should have to pay for public schools, something that is, very much illegal,” and described recent disturbing incidents, including an 80-year-old woman who was removed during a protest. She urged colleagues and community members to speak out and hold leaders accountable.
A later speaker associated himself with those remarks and said he stood with community members and would “speak out against that, and fighting for our constituents, and upholding the most basic constitutional principles.” That speaker also referenced personal family immigration history to underscore the point that Nashville remains a place where immigrant families can participate in civic life.
These remarks were statements of concern and political opinion during the announcements portion of the meeting; the transcript does not record any formal council action or motions related to state education policy.
