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Students urge board to expand world‑language offerings; petition seeks ASL 3
Summary
Students and their world‑language teacher highlighted language programs at North Penn High School, showcased cultural exchanges and travel, and a junior speaker presented a petition with about 200 signatures asking the district to add ASL 3 to the course catalog.
A group of North Penn High School students and the world language department chair used the board’s February action meeting to spotlight the district’s language programs and press the board to expand American Sign Language offerings.
"So I am Britney Akas. I'm the Spanish teacher at North Penn and also the world language department chair," Britney Akas told the board, introducing several students who described what language study has meant to them. Students gave short remarks on Latin, German, French and…
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