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</div><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">LAOAG CITY—The head of the <a href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/467251/school-exec-says-sorry-for-language-driven-expulsion#" id="itxthook1" rel="nofollow" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none transparent;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:none;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;display:inline"><span id="itxthook1p" class="" style="border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;height:auto;font-family:inherit;margin:0px!important;padding:0px!important;float:none!important;display:inline!important;white-space:nowrap!important"><span id="itxthook1w" class="" style="border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-style:none none solid;border-color:transparent transparent rgb(0,204,0);outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;float:none;height:auto;display:inline;white-space:normal;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(0,153,0);margin:0px!important;padding:0px 0px 1px!important;text-decoration:underline!important">school</span><img class="" id="itxthook1icon" src="http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png" style="outline: 0px; background-color: transparent; white-space: normal; max-height: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 0px 0px 4px !important; border: 0px !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; float: none !important; display: inline !important; max-width: none !important; width: auto !important; height: auto !important;"></span></a> that expelled three Grade 8 students for violating its English language policy has apologized to them, their families and those who have been offended by the school’s action.</p>
<p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">“With a deep sense of humility, allow me to express my sincerest apologies to everyone who has been caused pain and offense by the recent turn of events at Saviour’s Christian Academy (SCA)… As proper authorities are now looking into this controversy, I will refrain from discussing details of the issue, except to say that the policies we craft and implement in the school are well-intentioned and have the best interests of our<a href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/467251/school-exec-says-sorry-for-language-driven-expulsion#" id="itxthook2" rel="nofollow" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none transparent;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:none;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;display:inline"><span id="itxthook2p" class="" style="border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;height:auto;font-family:inherit;margin:0px!important;padding:0px!important;float:none!important;display:inline!important;white-space:nowrap!important"><span id="itxthook2w" class="" style="border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-style:none none solid;border-color:transparent transparent rgb(0,204,0);outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;float:none;height:auto;display:inline;white-space:normal;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(0,153,0);margin:0px!important;padding:0px 0px 1px!important;text-decoration:underline!important">students</span><img class="" id="itxthook2icon" src="http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png" style="outline: 0px; background-color: transparent; white-space: normal; max-height: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 0px 0px 4px !important; border: 0px !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; float: none !important; display: inline !important; max-width: none !important; width: auto !important; height: auto !important;"></span></a> in mind,” said Rev. Brian Shah, SCA president.</p>
<p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">“It saddens me immensely that this issue of campus discipline has morphed into a war against ‘linguistic injustice and cultural disrespect,’ where I am pictured as chief enemy,” said Shah, a Singaporean.</p>
<p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">He said he came to the Philippines in 1987 and has served as “pastor, friend and <a href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/467251/school-exec-says-sorry-for-language-driven-expulsion#" id="itxthook3" rel="nofollow" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none transparent;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:none;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;display:inline"><span id="itxthook3p" class="" style="border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;height:auto;font-family:inherit;margin:0px!important;padding:0px!important;float:none!important;display:inline!important;white-space:nowrap!important"><span id="itxthook3w" class="" style="border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-style:none none solid;border-color:transparent transparent rgb(0,204,0);outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;float:none;height:auto;display:inline;white-space:normal;font-family:inherit;color:rgb(0,153,0);margin:0px!important;padding:0px 0px 1px!important;text-decoration:underline!important">family</span><img class="" id="itxthook3icon" src="http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png" style="outline: 0px; background-color: transparent; white-space: normal; max-height: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 0px 0px 4px !important; border: 0px !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; float: none !important; display: inline !important; max-width: none !important; width: auto !important; height: auto !important;"></span></a> to countless Ilocanos from all walks of life.”</p>
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