Civil trial to start in families' lawsuit over Kansas school's English-only policy

[Francis Hult]

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Civil trial to start in families' lawsuit over Kansas school's
English-only policy

09:28 PM CDT on Monday, August 11, 2008
Associated Press

WICHITA, Kan. - A lawsuit filed by three Hispanic families against the
Catholic Diocese of Wichita challenging a policy that requires
students to speak only English while at school goes to trial in
federal court Tuesday. "What happened at that school constitutes race
discrimination under federal anti-discrimination laws - that is why it
is important. That needs to be stopped," said Christopher McHugh, the
attorney representing three 12-year-old students named as plaintiffs
in the civil litigation. The lawsuit seeks an end to the policy and
asks for an order barring similar policies at other Catholic schools
in the Wichita diocese.

The plaintiffs are claiming that the policy violates the Civil Rights
Act and another federal statute by intentionally discriminating
against the sixth-grade students and causing a hostile educational
environment. The diocese contended in court filings that the
English-only rule is not discriminatory and did not cause a hostile
environment. It contends the rule was implemented at St. Anne Catholic
School as a legitimate response to inappropriate behavior by a few
middle school students.

Full story:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/081208dnnatenglishonly.3a50ad6.html

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