Pledge in Spanish stirs controversy - at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools graduation - North Carolina

Posted on: February 1st, 2007
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“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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