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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm assuming it's for charter schools, as DCPS will not take a new student into immersion program after 1st grade. [/quote]

And yet, we put kids with zero English knowledge into schools all the time with a small amount of ESOL support and just hope for the best.[/quote]
Yes, kids are constitutionally entitled to public education regardless of their English speaking ability or native language. We have to "put them into schools", there's no alternative. But it's not an optimal situation.

There's no constitutional right to a language immersion education or elective bilingualism. Being a native English speaker who is bilingual and also knows Spanish is nice, but not a "need" in the way that a native Spanish speaker (or any other non-English language) needs to learn English. Elective vs. circumstantial bilingualism. Immersion schools want to optimize their students' opportunities for success to learn the language, be overall successful in school, and feel comfortable and happy at school. And entering after 1st grade with no prior experience in that language is not going to do that. So they don't allow it. [/quote]

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