Stockard on the Stump: Immigrant student bill remains in limbo

Stockard on the Stump: Immigrant student bill remains in limbo

Pratik Dash of the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition yells during a 2025 protest of a bill that would deny public education to immigrant children. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) More than eight months after postponing a bill allowing school districts to refuse enrollment to children without legal immigration status, the House sponsor still awaits word on whether it could jeopardize federal funding. House Majority Leader…