This is a few days old so I ran a search and didn't see it posted already.
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The Wrong Question: An immigrant student’s visa status should be none of the school district’s business

By Ted McDonough
Posted 04/24/2008



The ink on Utah’s sweeping new get-tough-on-immigrants law isn’t even dry yet. In fact the law doesn’t take effect until July 1, 2009. But some school officials reportedly are already hassling immigrants about enrolling their children in public schools.
Reports that immigrant children are being denied enrollment or being told they must pay tuition of around $6,000 to attend a free public school, are trickling in to groups that work with immigrant communities.

Heather Masterton, director of the South Valley Sanctuary, a shelter for victims of domestic violence in West Jordan, said her case workers had received reports that in some cases, school officials, “were actually telling [immigrant parents] they would have to pay out-of-state tuition for public school. It seems that people are just interpreting Senate Bill 81 [the omnibus immigration bill passed by the 2008 Legislature] how they would like to or that there is just some major confusion.â€