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[quote=Anonymous]Dear all,

I would like to ask for your advice as my daughter was rejected from Oyster-Adams Spanish dominance preschool program.

Some context: We moved to DC one year ago from Panama City, Panama. Hence, my daughter spent her first 3 years in a mostly Spanish speaking environment (other than her mom, who speaks to her in English). I am a native Spanish speaker and I only speak to my daughter in Spanish (everywhere and anytime!) and I read to her in Spanish every night.

She got a spot in the Spanish dominance preschool program at Oyster-Adams, which requires Spanish dominance (and I thought it was a great fit, now I regret it). We took her to test her Spanish dominance at Oyster as required... Initially, she was scared and did not want to take the test. 3-year-old kids are required to go to a room without their parents for an interview, which can be tough to kids that haven't been to school before. After much effort, she went to the interview.

Last Friday, we got a letter from the principal saying she did not qualify for Spanish dominance. So now, we are left without a school and with what I feel is a very unfair decision.

I would appreciate your advice dealing with this situation and DC Public Schools. What should we do from here?

Thank you,

Diego [/quote]

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