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Arizona Lawsuit Challenges School District’s Choice for Dual-Language Model Over English Immersion

Parent sues to remove school officials over English instruction law violations.
Arizona Lawsuit Challenges School District’s Choice for Dual-Language Model Over English Immersion
A student is seen in a classroom in an elementary School, in Phoenix, Ariz., on Oct. 26, 2022. Olivier Touron/AFP via Getty Images
Aaron Gifford
Aaron Gifford
5/22/2024|Updated: 5/22/2024
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The Arizona school year has ended with pending litigation from a parent who accuses school leaders of disregarding a state law that requires classroom instruction to be provided in English, not Spanish or any other language.

Patricia Pellett’s lawsuit against the Creighton School District in Phoenix alleges that a voter-approved law requiring an English language immersive environment for students still learning the English language continues to be ignored in favor of a dual-language education plan.

Aaron Gifford
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Aaron Gifford has written for several daily newspapers, magazines, and specialty publications and also served as a federal background investigator and Medicare fraud analyst. He graduated from the University at Buffalo and is based in Upstate New York.
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