Hispanic Parents Pulling Their Children Out Of School
FOLEY, Alabama --
669 Hispanic students in Baldwin County did not show up at school Monday. At Foley Elementary, the
Hispanic student population is vanishing.
When enforcement of Alabama's new immigration law began last Thursday,
Hispanics students were school no-shows. Since then, 2
0 Hispanic students at Foley Elementary are no longer enrolled. As many as 30 more could withdraw from school by the end of the week.
School principal Dr. Bill Lawrence says many Hispanic parents don't understand the law and are afraid they might be detained or deported. Lawrence tells News 5 many
families are leaving Alabama and moving to "safe-haven" states like Mississippi, Florida, Arkansas and Tennessee.
Lawrence says most of his 223 Hispanic students were born in the U-S and have grown up in Baldwin County.
The law requires schools to check the immigration status of students, but does not ban anyone from attending school.
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