'Adios' English school? Super wants all-Spanish

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | June 24, 2008

[Man50D]

Dissatisfied with teaching in Spanish 85 percent of the time, a North Carolina superintendent is pushing for a $10 million budget that includes a plan for a school where only Spanish is spoken.

Superintendent Peter Gorman pitched his proposal to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board today, with provisions to turn Collinswood Elementary into a Spanish program. Nora Carr, chief communications officer for Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District, told WND the facility will help to preserve Hispanic culture.

We find that a lot of kids who go there have parents who might be English-speaking immigrants, and they might be very successful," she said. "They fear that their kids might be losing some of the culture or not getting the fluency in the language because they speak English at home."

Carr said one of the top executives with AT&T is Hispanic and sends his children to the school.

"Obviously they are very fluent, well-educated in English, legal citizens," she said. "They're sending their kids there because they want them to have exposure to their native language."

[Man50D]

Based on U.S. Census 2000 figures, the Hispanic population increased 571 percent in Mecklenburg County from 1990 to 2000.

Of course the dramatic increase is due to all of those well educated, fluent english speaking hispanics being here legally .

[CGASMIA68]

whats up with NC and illegals?There is a big time Nursery and garden Center in Ct and a large % of the mexican workers cars have NC Tags?

[vetvetdoug]

Peter Gorman needs to manage schools in Juarez, Piedras Negras, Ciudad Acuna, or Nuevo Laredo. He would be safer and more comfortable and to him in a more appeasing environment.

[Adder]

“They’re sending their kids there because they want them to have exposure to their native language.”

Let ‘em take a class, like you do in French or any other language.
Miss your “culture”? Emmigrate.

This is a crock and embarrassing [I’m from NC].

No, I don’t know what we in this state are thinking, especially with this and the DMV issueing licences to every Juan, Pedro and Miguel who waltzes in...

[johnny7]

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Peter Gorman told reporters in a news conference Monday afternoon that art teacher George Terry McDonald was arrested for possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia after he was found about to inject himself in his locked, empty classroom.

George Terry McDonald

Peter Gorman

[Man50D]

THe following story may expalin the reason.

Arrested illegal alien aircraft workers had valid NC licenses!

[Man50D]

expalin=explain

[CGASMIA68]

Thanks...Also me not a spelling or a band width cop

[sergeantdave]

What about preserving Somali culture? We need Somali courses.

Warlord 101.

Advanced RPG

The Distribution of UN cash to your bank account

Adding to your harem in America

[kitkat]

***The school estimates 66 percent of the student population is eligible to receive low-income free or reduced-price school lunches.***

So much for the well-educated English-speaking parents who want their kids to learn more Spanish. What a crock!

No doubt there’s yet another taxpayer-government program behind this scam.

[Kolokotronis]

“”They’re sending their kids there because they want them to have exposure to their native language.”

Then the local Catholic Church can run Spanish School after American School just like the Greek Orthodox Churches do. When I was a kid we went to Greek School three days a week after regular school, 3:30-5:00 PM. Since the Catholic bishops want to flood this country with immigrants, let them pick up just a tiny bit of the responsibility and the cost!

[raybbr]

....told WND the facility will help to preserve Hispanic culture.

Did anyone ask this dolt about American culture? Or, does that not get him any tax dollars?

[BuffaloJack]

> ....told WND the facility will help to preserve Hispanic culture.

I don’t want to preserve spanish culture. I want it to die out and never appear again.

[SECURE AMERICA]

<<>> The Irish did not need all Irish schools to preserve their culture. They also melted into the pot. The Dutch did not need all Dutch schools to preserve their culture They also melted into the pot. The Polish did not need all Polish schools to preserve their culture. They also melted in. You get the picture. This is not about preserving anythng and it sure is not about melting in. Its about taking over...... Its sad and pathetic that they even have a school paid for by our tax dollars that is taught in 85 percent spanish...

[MBB1984]

Peter Gorman needs to be horsewhipped and then deported to Venezuela.

[wintertime]

“They’re sending their kids there because they want them to have exposure to their native language.”
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These kids were born in the U.S.! Their “native” language is ENGLISH!

What a dummy!

[Sir_Humphrey]

In the mid 80s when conservatives worried that something like this would happen, we were called bigots, xenophobes or whatever language was in vogue for the "progressives" at that time. Now certain elements of that culture want a seperate school speaking thier own language. Isn't it obvious that there are elements of the Hispanic and African American that really don't want to melt in.

The bigger question is what are we (middle America) going to do about about it?

[chatham]

Tell Ol’ Pete Gorman if he wants an all spanish, school go to Spain.

This is America.
If you don’t like it , get the @#&% Out.

[Dumpster Baby]

Looks like Silky Pony, don't he?

Maybe it's hairspray intoxication.

[lctxken]

If the kids are born IN this country - then American English IS their “native” language - Spanish is a “foreign” language.