Dallas County school board voted 5-4 last week to require Texas administrators to speak Spanish, or be fired. The new rule gives teachers three years to proficiently learn Spanish before losing their jobs. “The Dallas school board’s extreme approach sends the unmistakable message that English is optional in the area,” explained Mauro E. Mujica, Chairman of the Board of U.S. English, Inc. “This is part of a disturbing trend where English-speaking Americans are being asked to learn a foreign language, while nothing is expected out of non-English speaking immigrants to America. Instead of forcing their administrators to learn the language of immigrants, the district should open its facilities to programs that teach immigrant parents English.”
