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Illegal Immigration Crackdown Sends Some Pr. William Students Elsewhere

posted 9:11 am Mon April 28, 2008 - WASHINGTON

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Prince William County (web|news) 's illegal immigration crackdown appears to be spurring some families to send their children to schools elsewhere in northern Virginia.

According to the Prince William school system, enrollment in English as a Second Language classes dropped by 759 students from September through March.

During that same period, 623 ESOL students from Prince William enrolled in Fairfax County (web|news) schools, compared with 241 in the same period the previous year. Eighty-three enrolled in Arlington County, 75 enrolled in the city of Alexandria (web|news) and 23 signed up in Loudoun County (web|news) .

Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart says the county expects to save $6 million in education costs because of the transfers.

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Information from: The Washington Post

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