Scholarships usually require a student to be a U.S. citizen or a legal long-term resident.
Warner Ervin, principal of Madison High School, said the state has guidelines that schools must follow. The state has taken a real active approach to see that nothing like this will happen again. The policy for this year for scholarships awarded through our office are students need to be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident. Ervin said Carranza's case will help future high school students with similar cases. Adan's situation has certainly opened eyes all over the country.