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Students urge board to keep UW Japanese as world language adoption advances
Summary
Students from Chiawana High School asked the Pasco School Board to retain third-year UW Japanese offerings while district staff outlined a world language curriculum adoption process that aims to recommend core materials for Spanish, French and Japanese for 2026–27 implementation.
Students and district staff framed the same issue from two perspectives at the Pasco School Board meeting: students pleaded to keep a UW-delivered Japanese course at Chiawana High School, while the district described its committee-driven adoption process for world language core materials.
Students: Several Chiawana High School students told the board that removing third-year UW Japanese would disrupt academic pathways and exchange relationships. Thao Po said the course provides a head start on college-level work and strengthens cultural understanding; Anthony Garcia and Tata (students) described…
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