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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In our district, once you mention any other language other than English spoken at home (even if it’s one a year when granny comes to visit from Korea), you are on the hook for those tests. However parents know when kids reclassify (and they get info about their levels once the kids do their initial testing). So it’s strange. [/quote]

Correct. If a child speaks a language other than English at home, schools are legally obligated to assess their need for English learner services, to meet their 14th amendment rights to an equal education. Unfortunately, as some people note, exiting services requires proving English language proficiency, which can be a high standard for some kindergarten students.
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The 14th amendment doesn't say you have to assess every child whose parents list English alongside another language spoken at home. That is a choice by school districts to maximize their funding at the expense of students of color.[/quote]

If they are fully English proficient, it will show when they are tested and they won't qualify for services. Every ESOL teacher I know has a huge caseload including me. I tested a kindergarten student last week who spoke two languages at home. He tested as fully English proficient as do other kids. I'm here to help students reach this point.[/quote]

That is not what often happens. I personally know multiple families that have had to beg to have their English speaking kids removed from ESL[/quote]

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