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  • NYC ARABIC SCHOOL IS SHORT ON, UM, ARABIC

    08/10/2007 2:30:53 PM PDT · by neverdem · 25 replies · 703+ views
    NY Post ^ | August 10, 2007 | CHUCK BENNETT
    The controversial Khalil Gibran International Academy scheduled to open next month has attracted only a handful of Arabic-speaking students, The Post has learned. Just six Arabic speakers and one English-language learner out of 44 registered students have enrolled at the Brooklyn public academy that critics fear will become a city-funded Islamic school. "We didn't anticipate a full 50-50 split," said Department of Education spokeswoman Melody Meyer. The English-Arabic school was envisioned by Principal Debbie Almontaser as a multicultural institution serving grades 6-12 for native Arabic speakers and students wanting to learn the language. Students would become fluent in both languages...