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.

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.

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

A new bill filed in the Tennessee General Assembly would allow schools the option to opt out of enrolling undocumented students, challenging a decades-old Supreme Court decision. House Majority Leader William Lamberth (R-Portland) and Senate Finance Chair Bo Watson (R-Hixson) filed the legislation on Tuesday,