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| Title | Pledge of Allegiance in English |
| Body | From http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/16619110.htm FLAG OATH SAID IN SPANISH LAST WEEK Gorman: Recite pledge in English New guideline meant for graduations, CMS events, not classrooms MARK PRICE After days of public debate over the appropriateness of a Charlotte-Mecklenburg student saying the Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish, Superintendent Peter Gorman has decided it will be recited only in English at graduations and other districtwide events. "I'm not telling individual classrooms, dual-language programs and foreign language schools that they can't use certain tools for instruction," Gorman said. Instead, the guideline -- which does not need school board approval -- will apply to events such as graduations, board meetings, student achievement celebrations and teacher award programs. The controversy began Monday at the CMS midyear graduation. Nineteen-year-old Jose Velasquez, an immigrant from El Salvador who was graduating from Garinger High, agreed to a school staff request that he recite the pledge in English and Spanish. Read the entire article at http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/16619110.htm . |
| Source | The Charlotte Observer |
| Inputdate | 2007-02-11 09:34:25 |
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| Publishdate | 2007-02-12 00:00:00 |
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