Plyler v. Doe begins in Tyler
Tyler ISD began charging $1,000 for each undocumented child in the 1977–78 school year.
MALDEF sued on September 6, 1977, and Judge William Wayne Justice struck the charge down for Tyler on September 14, 1978.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the children’s right to attend in Plyler v. Doe on June 15, 1982.
Sources
- Handbook of Texas: Plyler v. Doetshaonline.org
The Tyler Independent School District (ISD) began charging $1,000 per each undocumented child at the beginning of the 1977–78 school year.
MALDEF attorneys filed a class action lawsuit on September 6, 1977
because the Tyler trial had been a case of first impression at the federal level
On June 15, 1982, the Supreme Court gave Roos and Schey their win on all counts, by a 5–4 margin.
Checked October 15, 2026. How the cards are filed