A controversial proposal approved unanimously by Oklahoma’s state Board of Education Tuesday would require parents to provide proof of their child’s U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status when enrolling them in public schools.

Oklahoma parents provide a number of documents when enrolling a child into public school; now with the potential of citizenship status added to that list of

Oklahoma's education board approved new rules requiring families enrolling children in public schools to provide proof of U.S. citizenship. The regulation mandates schools to report the number of students unable to verify their immigration status to the State Department of Education.

Parents enrolling children in Oklahoma public schools would be required to provide proof of their child's U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status.