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Nothing personal, but I'm not going to comment on what could be an interesting topic because there appears to a number of facts of law that the story just doesn't cover.
I just wonder if she ever passed an English test. Other than that with half of the school being Cambodian, firing was not justified totally. But then again this is America, speak english.
Ergohead: your right, I am in my last year (of 5) and I still do not understand how to teach, I just know what I am teaching.
In your opinion would not being able to speak English hinder her ability to teach the subject material?
Here is the thing, before states decided to kill their bi-lingual programs they were scrambling all over the place to hire teachers whose primary language was that of the students they were to teach, in this case a substantial Cambodian immigrant population. So were her language skills proficient by bi-lingual standards then but are now required to be those of a native speaker? How is that affected by the collective bargaining agreement? If you don't have the answer to those questions, its hard to make an informed comment about the situation.
In your opinion would not being able to speak English hinder her ability to teach the subject material?
From the story ......
"The arbitrator ... made a factual finding that the school committee failed to meet its burden of establishing that Robishaw could not speak English fluently," Justice Margot Botsford wrote for the court in the unanimous ruling. "We are bound by this determination."
First, therefore, we need to establish whether she can or cannot speak English.
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