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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Response to 13:02. My friend was a native speaker. It does not matter. If you know 2 families that were denied I know over 7 that failed the exam and then got accepted. That is precisely the problem that there is no pattern, no objective, fair, process. "I like you, I don't like you, I like you, I don't..."[/quote]

Well, there's your answer right there.  The (initially) rejected child comes from a home where at least one parent is a native speaker (with the cultural background and native language skills and vocabulary that suggests).  If the parent is able to prove that:  1. He/she is a native speaker, and 2.  His/her child is fluent in the language, where is the harm?  Oyster wants to fill at least half of the class with children who come from Spanish speaking homes, so your friend is helping the school to fulfill its mission.

If you tell me that non-native speaking parents are getting their children accepted after an initial rejection, then that's a totally different situation.   [/quote]

I don't think you are understanding me. What I am telling you is that children with one native speaker parent and fluent in the language are getting rejected not sure why, while other children with one native speaker parent and as fluent in the language as the first one are  getting accepted. Why? We don't know.

Parents can demonstrate that they are native speakers but how do parents demonstrate number 2: (2. His/her child is fluent in the language). My child "failed" the exam (as my friend's did according to the PP), but he/she can speak as fluently as any other I know. My friend explained this to the PP but she was not willing to give him a second chance (while we know that she did to many other children). That is the reason why he threatened her. He felt that giving some students a chance and not others was not fair. He was sure his son would have passed the exam as well as any other with one native speaker as a parent. [/quote]

If true, I have no idea why your friend was given a second chance to prove his child's fluency, and others were not.  There is also another side to this story.

Btw, why do YOU think that some of your native speaking friends, acquaintances, etc. are being accepted, and other are not?  What differences have you observed personally?
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My friend was not given a second chance (others had been). His son got accepted when father threatened the PP with a lawsuit, which makes me think there is something fishy in the process. [/quote]

I don't believe that story at all.[/quote]

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