Trigger bill would require Tennessee schools to track, report student immigration status
Another Tennessee bill aims to track the immigration status of children through K-12 public school enrollment. (Getty Images)
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House Bill 1711 is the second piece of legislation currently in the Tennessee General Assembly that could require educators to report the legal status of public school students.
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Melissa Brown is the Bureau Chief for Chalkbeat Tennessee. She joined Chalkbeat from The Tennessean, where she covered state politics and government policy. Melissa is an Alabama native who grew up on military bases in Japan and England before graduating from the University of Alabama with a degree in journalism.
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