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Parents and a teacher urge Knox County Board to oppose Tennessee House Bill 793 and protect undocumented students' access to school
Summary
Multiple public forum speakers urged the Knox County Board of Education to adopt a legislative priority and resolution opposing Tennessee House Bill 793 and to affirm that all children in Knox County should be able to attend K-12 public school regardless of immigration status.
Several speakers at the Nov. 6 Knox County Board of Education meeting urged the board to oppose Tennessee House Bill 793 and to take a formal local stance protecting undocumented students' access to public K-12 education.
"When we deny a child the right to go to school, we're not solving a problem, we're creating one," said Kate McGuckin, a Knox County resident who described her volunteer work supporting immigrant families and warned of long-term social and economic harms if children are excluded from…
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