The law in the United States guarantees access to public education to all people who are in the territory regardless of their immigration or citizenship status.
The United States Supreme Court establishes that undocumented minors have the same rights as American citizens when receiving public education. Both permanent and undocumented residents are guaranteed free public education.
Undocumented immigrants can access American public education from the first year of preschool through the 12th grade, that is, the last year of high school. This as long as the student does not exceed the age of 21 years.
In this way, all children and adolescents in the United States have the right to public education and schools must provide the same service to any student regardless of their immigration status. However, parents are protected too, as school districts cannot require parents or guardians to provide information about their immigration status.
In summary, some important points are as follows: States cannot deny education to students and school districts cannot deny public school enrollment based on the immigration status of their parents. On the other hand, students who are not fluent in English are entitled to language assistance services.
