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- Kellan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1He should not have been suspended just for speaking spanish.
BUT, if you are going to live in this country, either learn english or leave. It's cool that people are miltilingual and stuff, but everyone should know english. - jc60752, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11st amendment does not apply everywhere.
- lilfroger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The way I'm reading it the kid wasn't suspended for speaking spanish as much as he was suspended for disobeing his Principal. She had asked him repeatedly to use English in the common areas.
she noted: "This is not the first time we have [asked] Zach and others to not speak Spanish at school."
Now as long as their is a rule in the student handbook/guidelines that stated English was the language of choice for their school then the school should be good to go. - M4tt3r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"I do believe that it's OK to insist on English in America... especially in classrooms. But to dictate the language spoken in casual conversation is absurd."
Does insisting mean there will be force if I or anyone choose not to comply?
Will the student be kicked out of a federally funded school, in which I help pay for? - GTAcrimelord, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Ok... Suspending the kid for speaking another foreign language, especially when it was in the form of idle conversation, is just ridiculous, but his dad, who is now pushing for a lawsuit over this incident, is absolutely ludacris.
Just to prove my fact, when he was asked why he decided to launch the civil suit, his response was:
Said Rubio: "I'm mainly doing this for other Mexican families, where the legal status is kind of shaky and they are afraid to speak up. Punished for speaking Spanish? Somebody has to stand up and say: This is wrong."
They rescended the punishment. You're doing this to fatten your own wallet you ***** greedwhore. - M4tt3r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Remember, this is a FREE country people, you shouldn't HAVE to do/learn a damn thing!!!
If it doesn't effect me or anyone else, then you can do whatever you want, be it speaking Spanish or smoking crack, more power to you.
Everyone needs to learn to stop pushing there beliefs and way of life upon others, and stay out other peoples business. - locolobo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Submitting it, I didn't mean to imply that immigrants shouldn't speak English to, I think it's their responsibility to learn our country's language to make their own lives more convienient. HOWEVER, the suspension of a student for simply speaking a spanish phrase in school is ridiculous, and AGAINST constitutional law.
- Kellan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1To add to jc60752's comment: Especially in public schools. A lot of the constitution doesn't really apply for kids in school.
- GTAcrimelord, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"Now as long as their is a rule in the student handbook/guidelines that stated English was the language of choice for their school then the school should be good to go."
The problem is that there was NO written policy banning conversing in another language at the school; therefore, the warnings and initial punishment was not justified. - rekrapt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This doesn't sound like a brazen refusal to comply with the school's language policy. This is over-zealous at best. I do believe that it's OK to insist on English in America... especially in classrooms. But to dictate the language spoken in casual conversation is absurd.
- M4tt3r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The article said it was an alternative school, where I come from that typical means "You're too dumb to cut it in a regular high school". I guess his next stop after he is kicked out of this place is what, Jail?
Wrong, it's alternative. You can choose the hours and etc.
Alternative does not mean less worthy.
Great job stereotyping!
BTW, with your logic then any student who knows sign language will be in the same trouble, huh? Because the teacher doesn't understand. - M4tt3r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I'm not saying anyone is rascist, ya'll just don't think.
- M4tt3r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0What if this was a white guy from Germany?
I doubt he'd be getting ***** from any of you. - UnivrslMnstr, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1The 1st Amendment exists. It's written in English.
- GTAcrimelord, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I'm not giving the kid *****, I'm giving his dad ***** for being a greedy son of a bitch.
- Speak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"but his dad, who is now pushing for a lawsuit over this incident, is absolutely ludacris."
Ludicrous. His father is not a rap star.
Also, private speech shouldn't be regulated in any sense outside of hateful or assault in schools, outside of the lack of private speech during public discourse. - GTAcrimelord, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"Ludicrous. His father is not a rap star."
Ohh god no, will you ever forgive me for a typo? :( - imxianx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0article said he did speak english. most other countries encourage or require schools to learn other languages. I wonder if these two students were speaking french, would he have been suspended.
- Tweidle, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I can see this from both sides. Yeah the kid was talking to another kid about a dollar, big deal. But if the Teacher doesn't speak Spanish they could be saying anything. This rule is no doubt in place for the protection of the teachers.
The article said it was an alternative school, where I come from that typical means "You're too dumb to cut it in a regular high school". I guess his next stop after he is kicked out of this place is what, Jail?
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