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Teachers, students and parents urge Southgate board to keep French program
Summary
At the May 12 board meeting, multiple parents, a teacher and students urged the Southgate Community School District to retain its French language offerings, citing academic benefits and continuity for students midway through their language sequence. The board did not take formal action on the program that night.
At the Southgate Community School District Board of Education meeting on May 12, parents, a teacher and students urged the board to reverse or halt a proposed removal of French from the district’s curriculum.
Teacher Christine McKenna, who identified herself as having taught in the district for 13 years, told the board that "at first glance, cutting a language program might look like a way to save money or streamline course offerings," but said removing French would "narrow…
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