Immigration Crisis 2014: More Immigrant Children Clogging Up School Registration in Some States

As the push continues to find a way address the more than 50,000 immigrant children who have come here from Central America, some conservative media are making a call that the children will overwhelm some public school systems. And if the past is any indication, it may well be true, at least according to reports.

The website Breibart.com reports that the education department has said it has "begun to receive inquiries regarding educational services for a specific group of immigrant children who have been in the news - children from Central America who have recently crossed the U.S. - Mexico border."

But it may actually become a fact, as USA Today reports, as school systems in places such as Maryland have had to contend with enrolling over 100 unaccompanied minors into their schools.

Reports say that public schools in a number of states, including Florida, Texas and Georgia are already aware that there are unaccompanied minors in their states, many of whom may enroll. These are places that have already taken in children from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.

In 2013 the Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland enrolled a total of 107 unaccompanied minors, USA Today reports. The school system currently "has 'no expectations' about how many could enroll this school year, says school district spokesman Dana Tofig."

"Maryland saw more than 2,200 unaccompanied minors arrive this year as of July 7, according to the most recent figures available from the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement," according to USA Today.

Under federal law, all children in the U.S. are entitled to a free education. There have been a number of court cases which tried to fight this in the past, and lost. Many state school officials have made this clear.

In Washington, children without social security numbers are assigned a number by the school. According to the state's website, there is an obligation to education immigrant children and there shouldn't be any resistance in admitting them.

"Finally, school personnel -- especially building principals and those involved with student intake activities -- should be aware that they have no legal obligation to enforce U.S. immigration laws. (U.S. Supreme Court, 1982)," says the state schools' website.