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Curb on Arabic Use Urged, but Rejected, in Dearborn District
Superintendent clarifies consultant's recommendation
By Mary Ann Zehr
January 17, 2009

The Dearborn, Mich., school district's superintendent moved quickly to clarify the system's language policy last week after a consultant said officials should "prohibit the use of any language other than English," except when necessary for communication with parents, at a high school with many students of Arab heritage.

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