Pledge in Spanish stirs controversy – at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools graduation – North Carolina
Tagged: Charlotte, El Salvador, English-only, North CarolinaPosted on: February 1st, 2007“In six years, Jose Velasquez went from a scared Spanish-speaking immigrant from El Salvador to a star Garinger High graduate who’s fluent in English.
In less than 30 seconds at his own graduation, he inadvertently sparked an “English-only” controversy in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Velasquez said the Pledge of Allegiance in English at CMS’s first midyear graduation Monday. Then, at the organizers request, he repeated it in Spanish.”
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