A Controversial Bill Allowing Tennessee Schools To Deny Admission To Undocumented Students Heads To The Full State Senate Today. The Measure, Sponsored By Senator Bo Watson And Co-Sponsored By Johnson City’s Rusty Crowe, Would Require Schools To Check Citizenship Status Of All Enrolling Students. Opposition Has Grown From Immigrants’ Rights Groups, Educators And Clergy. The Bill Faces Potential Court Challenges If Passed, As A 1982 Supreme Court Ruling Guarantees Public Education Regardless Of Immigration Status.
