Parents and students urge board to keep dual-language program at Wilson Elementary
Dozens of parents and students told the Coppell ISD board that moving the district's dual-language immersion (DLI) program away from Wilson would disrupt Spanish-speaking families, weaken community ties and reduce program participation; staff said transportation and program continuity would be addressed but did not settle concerns.
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Scores of residents used the meeting's public forum to press trustees to keep the dual-language immersion program at Wilson Elementary, arguing the program is integral to the campus culture and that moving it would disproportionately burden Spanish-speaking and lower-income families.
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