This school is teaching all their children to be bilingual, although the city is cracking down on illegal immigrants. DP
Most students are Hispanic, and state law requires bilingual education
By KATHERINE LEAL UNMUTH / The Dallas Morning News
DallasNews.com: FARMERS BRANCH – On a recent Friday afternoon, a kindergarten class of white, black and Latino children stands in a circle, laughing and singing the hokeypokey in Spanish.
American and Mexican flags hang side by side on the wall at Janie Stark Elementary. The class is part of a pilot dual-language program that teaches students half the day in English and half in Spanish.
In many ways, the Carrollton-Farmers Branch school district is at odds with the path the city of Farmers Branch is taking with its recent measures targeting illegal immigrants.
The Farmers Branch City Council declared English the official language. But the school district still offers bilingual education – as required by state law – and continues to send mailings and hold parent classes in Spanish and other languages.
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