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| Title | Justice Department Urges Alabama to Comply with Equal Access to Education |
| Body | From http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/01/us/alabama-schools-immigration Justice urges Alabama schools' compliance on immigrant laws By Terry Frieden November 1, 2011 The Justice Department Tuesday issued a letter to Alabama school districts to make sure they are abiding by federal law, which declares that a child may not be denied equal access to schools based on his or her immigration status. The letter from the Civil Rights Division asked each school district to describe its enrollment practices regarding immigrant students. The Justice Department quoted existing law that says denying innocent children the benefit of schooling because of their immigration status is unconstitutional. A spokesman for the Alabama Department of Education said there was no immediate comment on the Justice Department letter. Read the full article at http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/01/us/alabama-schools-immigration |
| Source | CNN |
| Inputdate | 2011-11-06 10:12:25 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2011-11-06 10:12:25 |
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| Publishdate | 2011-11-07 00:00:00 |
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