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Flygare, Thomas J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
In "Doe v. Plyler" the court unanimously held that the denial of a free public education to illegal alien children is a violation of the equal protection clause. Examines how the court came to its conclusion. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Children, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedSax, Spencer M. – Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1979
The "Plyler" decision (that a state statute denying free public education to illegal aliens violates the equal protection clause) reached two unprecedented findings but also provides strong justification for strict judicial scrutiny of similar statutes. Available from Vanderbilt University School of Law, 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Protection
