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Students and parents urge Virginia Beach school board to preserve Spanish immersion at middle-school level
Summary
Students, parents and teachers urged the Virginia Beach School Board to preserve and consolidate the district’s Spanish dual-language immersion program at the middle-school level, warning that dismantling the pathway would halt students’ progress and undermine long-term benefits.
Hattie Friedman, a student in the class of 2027, told the Virginia Beach School Board on Sept. 23 that eight years in the district’s Spanish dual-language immersion program transformed her academic experience and urged the board not to cut or dismantle immersion at middle school. "This program meant so much to me," Friedman said, describing advanced coursework she could take as a result of immersion and instances where she used Spanish in international and local settings.
Parents and teachers echoed that plea during…
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