The law guarantees undocumented students a free public education. The right to public education is for kindergarten through 12th grade. It terminates at the age of 21. Your child’s immigration status does not matter for their school enrollment.

School Districts can’t inquire about your child’s immigration status. They can’t use any documents that require legal residency when enrolling your child in school.

You do not need a Social Security number to enroll in school. To give a school your Social Security number is voluntary. If you don't provide a Social Security number a school cannot punish you. They cannot deny a child enrollment. They cannot deny a child any services or benefits. That is against the law.  An undocumented student has a right to the same services and benefits as all other students.

A school may need a number for student identification purposes. In that case, the school should create a unique school number. This has nothing to do with a person’s Social Security number.