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School officials vow to improve bilingual services
Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | 10/10/2008 | Kristen A. Graham

Posted on 11/10/2008 12:45:44 PM PST by Kid Shelleen

Ingrid Ocampo said her autistic son waited a year for services from the Philadelphia School District because she does not speak English and couldn't understand the district's forms and policies.

Irma Zamora, another public school parent, expressed concern about signing permission slips printed in a language she can't read. ---snip--- "We want to know how our kids are doing in math, how they're doing in social sciences. We want to know how the school is organized," said Zamora, addressing district officials through a translator. "We want you to know that we are the same quality whether we speak English or not."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: aliens; bilingual; english; immigrantlist; immigration; language; obamatransitionfile; pennsylvania; publikskoolz; schools
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To: Kid Shelleen

Learn English! Until then, use your OWN money to get a translator, not MY money.


21 posted on 11/10/2008 5:04:50 PM PST by TokyoElijah
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To: Kid Shelleen

I don’t care about bi lingual education. It is not and should not be my problem.


22 posted on 11/10/2008 5:53:32 PM PST by television is just wrong (obama is going to pay my mortgage for me!)
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To: gubamyster

who cares, the budget is billions in the red, we do not have the money!!! we keep letting it leave the country in receipts to mexico and south america.

we are imploding!


23 posted on 11/10/2008 6:04:40 PM PST by television is just wrong (obama is going to pay my mortgage for me!)
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