State preps schools for immigrant children
By Amanda Brandeis Published: August 15, 2014, 4:46 pm


Young boys sleep in a holding cell where hundreds of mostly Central American immigrant children are being processed and held at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nogales Placement Center on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, in Nogales, Ariz. CPB provided media tours Wednesday of two locations in Brownsville, Texas, and Nogales, that have been central to processing the more than 47,000 unaccompanied children who have entered the country illegally since Oct. 1. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool) Young boys sleep in a holding cell where hundreds of mostly Central American immigrant children are being processed and held at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nogales Placement Center on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, in Nogales, Ariz. CPB provided media tours Wednesday of two locations in Brownsville, Texas, and Nogales, that have been central to processing the more than 47,000 unaccompanied children who have entered the country illegally since Oct. 1. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool)

AUSTIN (KXAN) — School districts across Texas are preparing for classes to start once again. Unlike most years, however, some are anticipating a higher number of immigrant children enrolling. They really won’t know how many until school starts. To help guide these schools and others around the country, the Department of Education has sent out a fact sheet to school administrators.

Included in the fact sheet is some background:

“All children in the United States are entitled to equal access to a public elementary and secondary education, regardless of their or their parents’ actual or perceived national origin, citizenship, or immigration status. This includes recently arrived unaccompanied children, who are in immigration proceedings while residing in local communities with a parent, family member, or other appropriate adult sponsor.”

The fact sheet also lists resources available for schools enrolling immigrant children, including newly arrived immigrant children.

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