<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Not just in Kansas anymore. The comments left on the TV station web site are typical sentiments when these issues surface on the web -- and in addition, the supporters of English only policies often write their rants in English that's, to be charitable, a bit too unedited considering the point they're making.<div><br></div><div>DB<br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; 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The Diocese maintains the policy had to be implemented because<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">the students involved with this lawsuit were making fun of other kids<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">in Spanish. Adam Silva, 11, one of the children involved with this<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">suit took the witness stand. His parents say he was kicked out of St.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Anne last fall for refusing to sign the English-only policy.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">During his testimony, Adam got so emotional while discussing the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">discrimination he claims he faced for speaking Spanish, the judge<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">ordered a recess.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Clara Silva, Adam's mother, also testified. She got very emotional,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">especially when discussing a hate-filled email she says was written by<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">a student at St. Anne's and circulated around the school. She says<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">the email told Hispanic students to go back where they came from if<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">they didn't like the English-only policy.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">The Diocese strongly maintains this is not a malicious policy, only<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">one designed to prevent bullying.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">More testimony from children involved in the lawsuit is expected Wednesday.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Mary Lou: I think the English only in the school should be upheld,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">but I feel that the school should be working on bullying by English<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">speaking students as well as Spanish speaking students. Cindy: About<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">the Catholic church lawsuit - unless those Spanish speaking kids are<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">in Spanish class, they need to speak English.........this is America<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">and our official language is English.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Sheryl & Ron, Salina: We believe that if you want to live in America<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">you should speak the English in our school. We don't under stand why<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">our country should bow down to speaking Spanish everywhere; their<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">country sure wouldn't do the same for us if we lived there.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Marty, Oxford: I find it kind of ironic that the Catholic Church<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">takes a one-language policy when so much of the religion is based in<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Latin....The whole outfit needs to get with the program. We're not a<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">one language society. It seems ironic that so much of the church is<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">based on another language and then they take this English-only<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">approach.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Anonymous: If English speaking people visit Mexico we are expected to<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">either learn their language or use a translator. Why should it be any<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">different for them when they come to the United States? It's unfair<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">that Spanish speaking people can degrade English only speaking people<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">just because we don't know their language. We were here first! Learn<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">our language and use it to communicate with us or go back to a Spanish<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">speaking country.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Cori: I happen to agree with the Catholic school's decision about<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">English-only. The boy that took the stand today speaks English as a<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">FIRST language, and Spanish as a second language. Bullying comes in<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">many forms, and the school's decision to stop bullying in another<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">language was a smart one. If the students can speak English, then they<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">should have no problem with the rule.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Neal: I believe that the English only policy should be held because of<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">the fact that this is the USA and if you want to speak Spanish go to<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Mexico.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Gloria: English should be the main language spoken in the US and our<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">schools. I think it is great to be fluent in other languages, but<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">English should be the US and we should be proud to speak it.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Sue, Wichita: I feel that all schools should have only English<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">spoken. It is time for all to remember that this is America and we<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">should only speak English. They can speak Spanish at home.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Linda, Wichita: More school districts and businesses should follow<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">suit and apply English only policies. This is the United States and<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">the language is English. you go to any other country to live & work<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">and you learn to speak their language or you don't work...tell them to<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">get over it and speak English.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Misty: Absolutely the diocese should uphold the English only rule! My<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">mother-in-law came here from France not knowing a word of English. The<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">very first thing she did was learn the language of our country. She<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">was proud to be here and proud to learn the language. Anyone who comes<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">here and doesn't want to or feel they need to learn to speak English<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">should exercise another of our American freedoms and go back to the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">country that they are proud to speak the language of!! God Bless<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">America!!!<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Jenny, Otis: It's a private school and the private schools should be<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">able to set their guidelines and if you want to send your child<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">there.....follow the guidelines! I wish our US public schools would do<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">this to. Want a foreign language class? Offering Spanish, French and<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">German is common; I guess they could offer English for those that wish<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">to learn English.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Cindy, Wichita: I agree with the Catholic Diocese of Wichita and<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">their stand on the English Only Policy.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Hugh & Terry: English only.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Anne, Wichita: I agree with St Anne's, this is the United States, AND<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">a private school where we speak English. The teachers who watch these<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">kids at recess, on Church property should not have to learn Spanish to<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">know that the kids aren't planning a shooting.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Amanda, Valley Center: As long as you live in America, I believe that<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">you should learn the English language and I agree with the school of<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">having an English only policy. In other countries you are expected to<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">learn their language and there are no exceptions, it should be the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">same here. Besides you don't know what they are saying and for all you<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">know they could be talking bad about another student.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Cora, Wichita: I agree with the Catholic Diocese of Wichita and their<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">stand on the English Only Policy.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Steve, Pratt: I thought we had separation of Church and State? Why<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">should the "Government" tell any Church what policies it can or can<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">not have? If the Government wins this, should the file suit for prayer<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">in public school???<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Dave, Hill City: I think it's about time someone has the guts to<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">enforce a policy like this. English always has been and should always<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">be the one and only language recognized in this country. What language<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">people want to speak in the privacy of their own homes is their own<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">business, but any other language besides English in any establishment<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">be it public or private should not be allowed. It only serves to<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">segregate people and promote racial intolerance.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Janet: I think that people in American should speak English. People<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">in Mexico should speak Spanish. It's that simple.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Cecil, Wichita: This is an English speaking country and in public or<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">school English should be spoken.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Shirley, Wichita: This is a private school and as such certainly has<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">every right to set their rules. If the rule is "English only" spoken<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">within the total school arena, inside, outside and any school<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">sponsored function, then that is the rule. Period. We live in a<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">society where the rules are all for someone else. If the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">parents/students don't like the rules, go somewhere else. This isn't a<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">moral right or wrong issue. It is a private school with the rules of<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">the school.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Carolyn, Wichita: I hope St. Anne school continues with the 'English<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">only' policy during school hours.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Nancy, Wichita: I can't imagine why the Hispanic parents think there<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">is anything alright about their children, 6th graders (not toddlers),<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">to denigrate other children in Hispanic or in English. I also cannot<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">understand why Hispanic people think everyone should learn their<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">language and allow them to be here indefinitely without learning our<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">language. I wouldn't go to any other country expecting them to do<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">that for me. It seems to me that in the good old days people who<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">immigrated to our country had to learn the language, know the history,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">know the constitution, pass a test, and pledge allegiance to this<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">country to become a citizen, work here and take advantage of all the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">social services. What happened to that policy?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">H.D.: Good evening, if I recall right a few years back Congress<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">declared English the official language of this country, that to me<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">means that when the Spanish or any other foreign speaking people step<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">out of their house or their car, it's English or keep your mouth shut.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Any more when I go to the store I feel I'm in a foreign country,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">because I can't understand half of what is being said around me and<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">it's time for it to stop. So yes the school is right to expect them to<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">learn the language of this land and more power to em.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Vicki: In regards to the Catholic church having an English only<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">policy I think it is great. I am tired of our country bending over<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">backwards to Spanish people. In all the years of immigrants coming to<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">this country we have never had to change our language to accommodate<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">them. If you come to this country learn English like everyone before<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">you had to. I think the church should have the right to decide what is<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">spoke within their walls.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Barbara: The school is a Catholic school and had first amendment<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">rights not controlled by the government. If they believe that it is<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">important for their students to speak English so they can become<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">successful members of the community then they have that right. If the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">parents do not like it they can send them to public school where they<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">can speak their language and become a citizen that can not work at a<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">good job. This country was built by immigrants that knew that to be<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">useful and to succeed they needed to become an English speaking member<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">of the community. My father was taught English by his brother and<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">sisters so when it started school he would be able to success in<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">school. We kept our German tradition at home but did not expect our<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">neighbors to speak German to us but English. I think that our Spanish<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">speaking families need to grow up and realize that they are in the US<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">where we speak English not in Mexico.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Anonymous, Wichita: The school did the right thing. They made the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">rule in response to a problem created by the Spanish speaking<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">children. The teachers and principal are responsible for what happens<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">in the school. If they can't understand what the students are saying<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">because the students are speaking a foreign language, then they can't<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">do their jobs. Also they need to use English more so that they can<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">become more at ease with it and be better able to communicate with<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">others. This is also a private school and you are not forced to go<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">there. As far as the children becoming emotionally distraught I have<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">no doubt that most of it was because the parents put them between a<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">rock and hard place. Instead of teaching their children that there are<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">rules to be followed and wanting their children to be better able to<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">communicate in this society they chose to teach them that rules are<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">for somebody else and that you don't need to learn how to communicate<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">in English. The parents are wrong.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Jewell, Wichita: This is America-We speak English here-If they don't<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">like it, go to a "Spanish-Only" school! After all, we don't go to<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Mexico (or anywhere else) and expect them to change everything for us!<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Mark, Wichita: The Catholic school has every right to have an English<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">only policy at school (it is The United States). If bi-lingual kids<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">want to speak Spanish, that is what after school, the weekend and home<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">is for. Other bi-lingual kids (in something other than Spanish) speak<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">their language at home and aren't suing the Catholic Church or school<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">system.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.ksn.com/news/local/26886649.html">http://www.ksn.com/news/local/26886649.html</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">--<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">**************************************<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">N.b.: Listing on the lgpolicy-list is merely intended as a service to<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">its members<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">and implies neither approval, confirmation nor agreement by the owner<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">or sponsor of<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">the list as to the veracity of a message's contents. 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