Alabama Immigration Law Could Impact Schools' Funding

When schools have fewer students, they lose funding and could suffer in other ways too. - - Donna Poisl

by Jim Cook

Alabama's tough new immigration law is chasing many Hispanic students out of public schools, and could have unintended consequences with regard to local funding and schools' ability to meet accountability requirements.

An unusually high number of absences and withdrawals have been reported in some school districts with large Hispanic populations, according to the Alabama Department of Education. The law is resulting in large withdrawals and absences of Hispanic students in some districts, and fewer withdrawals and absences in others.
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