JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Tennessee school systems would no longer be required to check all enrolling students’ citizenship or legal immigrant status if an amendment to a Senate bill stays in place ...

Senate Bill 836 would require public schools in Tennessee check the citizenship and immigration status of schools. The bill would then allow schools to either block enrollment or charge tuition for ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — A bill that would allow Tennessee public school systems to deny admission to students who aren’t in the country legally goes before the full state Senate Thursday morning.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have paused a bill meant to challenge the constitutional right for children to attend public schools regardless of their immigration status.

The Supreme Court on Monday flagged the issue that there is a lack of guidelines with respect to the issuance of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) certificates to the children of a single mother.