Wednesday, May 21, 2008
IT'S SUE-THE-CHURCH WEEK AGAIN
This time it's the Hispanics in the courtroom:
Four Hispanic families are suing St. Anne's Catholic School over a policy that requires students to speak English at all times while at school.
The lawsuit, filed Monday, calls for an end to the policy and asks for an order barring similar policies at other diocese schools....
"Language is an essential characteristic of one's national origin," according to the complaint filed in the case. "The ban on Spanish at St. Anne's created an atmosphere of intimidation, inferiority and isolation for Hispanic students."
The lawsuit was filed by parents Mike and Clara Silva, Maria and Fermin Fernandez, Guadalupe Cruz-Tello and Alma Contreras on behalf of themselves and their minor children. It names as defendants St. Anne Catholic School, Principal Margaret Nugent, St. Anne Catholic Parish and the Catholic Diocese of Wichita....
The diocese has said the school enacted the policy in response to four students who were using Spanish to bully others and to put down teachers and administrators....
The students named in the lawsuit are bilingual U.S. citizens...
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