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Parents, students and a city council member urge PGCPS to spare language immersion programs; call for pause of vote
Summary
At the Feb. 12 public hearing dozens of parents, students and elected and civic leaders pleaded with the board to preserve K–12 language immersion pathways, saying switching to 'world languages' would end pipelines to high‑school biliteracy; several asked the board to pause a Feb. 26 vote and hold more hearings.
Dozens of parents, students, teachers and community leaders used the Prince George's County Board of Education public hearing on Feb. 12 to plead with trustees to preserve language immersion pathways across the district, with multiple speakers calling to protect K–12 continuity for Spanish, French and Chinese immersion programs.
"I respectfully urge the board to amend the proposed budget to maintain Paint Branch's program and its feeder programs as full Chinese immersion programs," College Park council member Holly Simmons told the board, arguing the program drives enrollment and community stability.
Speakers said delivering robust immersion through high school is essential to produce biliteracy and college‑ and career‑ready graduates. Parent Theresa Smith told the board that…
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