The bill is a direct effort to challenge a long-standing U.S. Supreme Court precedent guaranteeing a right to public education to all children.

A newly proposed bill would allow Tennessee schools to deny enrollment to undocumented students living in the U.S.

Tennessee Republican leaders have set their sights on overturning 40 years of U.S. Supreme Court precedent with proposed legislation intended to deny immigrant children without legal permanent status equal access to a public education.

Leading Tennessee Republicans want to undo a decades-old U.S. Supreme Court decision that gives undocumented children the right to enroll in public schools. Why it matters: Conservative state lawmakers are doubling down on their efforts to mirror President Trump's hard-line immigration policies.

Tennessee Republican lawmakers want to allow schools to deny enrollment to unauthorized immigrant students — a move that would directly challenge a long-standing U.S. Supreme Court decision.