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From http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/01/13/wapato-community-rallies-for-dual-language-classes

Wapato community rallies for dual language classes
by Phil Ferolito
January 13, 2010

Men, women and children who packed the Wapato school board meeting Wednesday night held paper plates scribed with dollar signs over their faces in protest over the loss of dual language classes.

For years, the school district serving mostly Latino students offered dual language classes that taught elementary students in both English and Spanish.

But in September, the dual language program was scrapped because students weren't learning English fast enough, school administrators said.

Read the full article at http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/01/13/wapato-community-rallies-for-dual-language-classes
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