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[i]I wish that people who sign up to teach or work in schools with a known high percentage of Spanish speakers would attempt to learn Spanish as well. Sign up for language classes. Use Rosetta Stone. Hell, use Duo Lingo - it's better than nothing.[/i]

let me gently and delicately add that once again, the effort/burden is on the school staff.  Why?  I have a decent working knowledge of Spanish (I can overhear and understand, read/remember some vocabulary words from a few years of long-ago high school Spanish and immersion in school environment), but it's been discussed at meetings that unless you are truly bilingual and fluent, you may not "wing it" especially when it comes to student information. Expected to use parent liaison or contracted services. [b]Can't the parents learn enough English to safely communicate?[/b]  Where's the compromise?[/quote]

Some do. Some don't. What's your plan for the kids of parents who don't?[/quote]
This.  Yes, there are probably some parents who are slacking off, counting on the school to fill in the gaps.  (Query: is this kind of neglectful parent likely to step up if the school steps back?)  Some parents simply can't.  A parent who works swing shifts or multiple jobs isn't going to be much help with homework or after-school supervision.  In the case of English fluency, it's hard to learn an additional language as an adult, especially if you are working full-time (or multiple jobs), which makes it harder to take advantage of classes (and if you work something like fast food or retail, those employers are notorious for not providing consistent, predictable schedules, or schedules with any meaningful advance notice.

Some parents are slackers, yes.  But it's not their kids' fault.  [/quote]

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