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Parents, teachers and board push back after abrupt proposed changes to dual‑language immersion program
Summary
Parents and teachers protested last‑minute district changes to the Terwilliger dual‑language immersion program; the superintendent met with parents and the board agreed to pause unilateral changes and form a stakeholder committee.
Residents, parents and teachers crowded the Alachua County School Board meeting on June 3 to oppose a district decision to alter the Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program at Terwilliger and other sites.
Multiple parents described receiving late‑hour email notices that they said announced ‘‘drastic changes’’ to the program’s 50/50 model. At the meeting, parent speakers said the notices arrived over the weekend with insufficient explanation, prompting emotional public comments: “My daughter went to bed crying…she asked me why they don't care about…
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