Bob Unruh
An Arizona college is
being sued for labeling a student a “bigot” and punishing her with a long-term
suspension after she requested that English be used in her nursing studies
class so she could learn the subject. The action was filed
against Pima
Community College on behalf of student Terri Bennett, who alleged that school
officials created a “learning environment [that] was hostile to her as an
English-language speaker.”
The complaint alleges that Bennett repeatedly was thwarted in her work listening
to lectures, finishing group studies and participating in skills labs,
clinicals and other learning activities by fellow students who spoke Spanish,
which she did not understand. Study groups and labs in which she participated,
an essential part of her nursing training, were being conducted in Spanish.
In response, she asked the
college – which operates, ironically, under Arizona’s English-only legal
requirement – to help enforce the use of English in her class so she could
continue to pursue her educational goals. However, according to the complaint,
Bennett was targeted by the school with ridicule, attacks, threats and,
eventually, a nine-month suspension. The
group ProEnglish is helping Bennett
with legal support....To Read More....
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