Thread: Schools Illegally Request Proof of Immigration Status

"The fact that one quarter of schools in our survey illegally require such information is particularly disconcerting given that the law is so clear," said Ed Barocas, the ACLU legal director in New Jersey.

It's funny that the ACLU is up in arms about school districts not following the law to the letter when there are tons of other laws illegal aliens are violating that aren't being enforced. Why isn't the ACLU yelling about employers in this country hiring illegals (depriving American citizens of jobs, especially the people that need them the most - our poor), why aren't they yelling about the illegals in 7 states receiving in-state tuition rates for college (not fair to other out of state students), why aren't the complaining about illegals swamping this nations hospital emergency rooms, which has forced as many as eight hospitals to go bankrupt (depriving American citizens of much needed emergency care). There are many more examples I could use, but I think you get the point. The ACLU is nothing more than an organization of hypocrite racist that discriminate against citizens rights based on race and/or nationality. [/quote]

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ACLU of New Jersey Survey: Immigrant Students at Risk of Exclusion in One Out of Four Schools (8/30/2006)


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State Department of Education Urged to Ensure
Equal Access to School for All Students

NEWARK, NJ -- The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey today called on the state Department of Education to put an end to school practices that violate state and federal laws by requiring that parents who wish to enroll their children in public school provide private information about them, such as their Social Security numbers. This practice has the most chilling effect on immigrant students seeking to register for school, the ACLU said.

"The fact that one-quarter of schools in our survey illegally require such information is particularly disconcerting given that the law is so clear," said ACLU of New Jersey Legal Director Ed Barocas.

The ACLU of New Jersey conducted a nine-month survey and found that one in four New Jersey public schools illegally requested Social Security numbers or asked about other information that would reveal the immigration status of children seeking to enroll in school. New Jersey law and a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court ruling prohibit these practices.

Based on the pervasiveness of the problem, the ACLU of New Jersey sent a letter today to the New Jersey Department of Education to apprise the agency of this illegal practice and demand corrective action. The ACLU also sought assistance from the Department of the Public Advocate.

Specifically, the ACLU of New Jersey called on the state Department of Education to:

Issue a formal, written directive to all school superintendents in New Jersey reminding them of the law; monitor compliance; require school districts to train frontline school personnel who handle such inquiries from parents of prospective students; and require school districts to revise all registration forms, including informationposted on Web sites, so they comply with the law.

"We are hopeful that with the support of the Public Advocate and the Department of Education, this matter will be rectified shortly," Barocas said. "Every child in New Jersey has a right to public education, and it is in our society's best interest to ensure that they go to school and get an education."

Because families turned away from schools are often unaware of their rights or how to assert them, the ACLU of New Jersey also requested that the Department of Education require that school districts provide parents with a bilingual (English/Spanish) fact sheet by no later than the next school year (2007-200. The fact sheet would inform parents of their legal rights; specifically point out that the demand for Social Security numbers is illegal; and note that immigration status has no bearing on a child's eligibility to enroll in school.

Prompted by complaints from concerned parents, the ACLU of New Jersey launched an investigation that took place from December 2005 to August 2006, surveying a sample of schools across the state to determine whether they request such information from parents who seek to register their children for school.

The ACLU of New Jersey project team, made up of volunteers and staff members, called and made contact with 224 school districts in 16 counties throughout New Jersey and found that 57 school districts -- one in four -- illegally required Social Security numbers or asked about the immigration status of students seeking to enroll.

The ACLU of New Jersey sent letters to these noncompliant school districts in February 2006 and April 2006 to remind them of the law and ask that they no longer require Social Security numbers or other proof of immigration status for children seeking to enroll in school.

In its letters to school districts, the ACLU of New Jersey also requested that the districts' demands for Social Security numbers or information about immigration status be removed from enrollment forms and that administrative staff who handle such inquiries be trained about the law.

Of the 57 noncompliant schools, nearly two-thirds responded by saying they would amend their forms or retrain staff. Thirteen schools (23 percent) denied ever asking for Social Security numbers and another eight (14 percent) schools did not respond to ACLU of New Jersey letters.

In addition, the ACLU of New Jersey found repeated instances in which school districts posted erroneous information on their Web sites. A few of the schools that denied requesting Social Security numbers or said they had corrected their forms still have such illegal requests posted on enrollment forms on their Web sites.

The ACLU of New Jersey will continue to monitor any complaints from parents who report being required to produce Social Security numbers or other information that reveals immigration status in order to enroll their children in public school.





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Yeah, it should be important to deal with the fact that Americans should not have any responsability to educate children from other countries who are here illegally, nor anchor babies, whose parents are breaking our laws.

AMEN to that!
And the ACLU should be outlawed for constantly stirring up trouble for Americans. If they were interested in American rights, it would be different but they constantly back people who shouldn't even be here!
Are there any petitions anyone has seen to clarify that we should be responsible for American citlzens only, not foreigners on our soil?

Prompted by complaints from concerned parents, the ACLU of New Jersey launched an investigation

Translation.....Illegal Aliens

The ACLU is responding to complaints from lawbreakers.........totally insane. They act as if they were a government agency. It would seem to me to be the governments problem, right. SO, the ACLU is ursurping the government's authority.....the same reason, they state, they are sueing Hazelton! They are a vile and contemptible group!