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Manhasset to pause 7th‑grade French next year after months of teacher shortages
Summary
Facing a shortage of New York State‑certified French teachers, the district will assign a dual‑certified teacher to higher level courses and will not offer French to incoming seventh graders next year; about 14 students who enrolled were contacted, and the administration said the program will be rebuilt.
The Manhasset Union Free School District said it will not offer a seventh‑grade French course next year because the district could not find a New York State‑certified candidate who met district expectations; the administration said it has taken multiple steps to recruit instructors but will temporarily reassign existing staff to cover higher‑level courses.
"We can't just hire people off the street who speak French," said Dr. Chowsky, who outlined…
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