Judge who ordered texas to educate undocumented students dies
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U.S. Senior District Judge William Wayne Justice, who more than a quarter century ago ordered Texas to educate undocumented children, died on Oct. 13, according to an Associated Press story
that I just read today (hat tip to Colorin colorado). After Mexican immigrants filed a lawsuit in Tyler, Texas, in 1977, Judge Justice ordered Texas school districts to provide a free K-12
education for undocumented children. Appeals in the case led to the 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision, _Plyler_ v. _Doe_, which ruled that all school districts are obliged to give children
who reside in this country a free education, regardless of their immigration status. In another case affecting children from immigrant families, Judge Justice ruled just last year that Texas
had to revamp programs for English-language learners at the secondary level. An appeal by the state to that decision is pending. Update: The _Austin American Statesman_ published an article
this month about Judge Justice’s legacy.