Should public schools be required to teach students regardless of immigration status? Just curious due to that Fort Worth situation, In 1982: The Supreme Court ruled that public schools are required to teach children, regardless of their immigration status. But with such an influx in illegal immigrants & undocumented children over the past almost four decades, should public schools be required to teach children, regardless of their immigration status? In 1982, the Supreme Court ruled that public schools are required to teach children, regardless of their immigration status. But with the influx of undocumented children over the last almost 4 decades, should public schools be required to teach children, regardless of their immigration status?