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After sustained public pressure, EPISD details language‑access tools and next steps
Summary
Following weeks of community requests, district communications staff described web/app translation, a family help desk, live interpretation at major events and campus support measures; trustees asked staff to draft administrative regulations to formalize language‑access practices.
After more than an hour of public comment calling for consistent translation and interpretation, El Paso ISD communications staff on April 21 outlined the district’s current language‑access tools and next steps to expand services.
Chief Communications Officer Liz Rodriguez said the district uses website and app translation, an alert system that can translate messages in real time to families’ preferred languages and a newly launched family help desk. “Language should never be a barrier to any student or any family who wants to engage with the district,” Rodriguez said,…
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