What’s happening to migrant students once they enter Chicago schools? – Chicago Sun-Times

Sources say families are being directed to neighborhood schools that often lack the staff and curriculum to work with non-English-speaking students, and that requests for bilingual staff are being delayed. At one West Side school, some teachers lean on custodians to help translate. “Essentially [CPS] is asking teachers, principals and support staff at schools to bend over backward and do multiple jobs to provide these newcomers with the things they need,” said CTU organizing director Rebecca Martinez.
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Tubal-Cain
3 years ago

The city did not invite the job thieves nor their offspring, Let the CTU fund this mess so these children can enjoy affirmative action over the white children!

The Paraclete
3 years ago

They join a gang and then go to prison.

debtsor
3 years ago

My god, the horror. Think of how many children are misgendered – on a daily basis – with Spanish’s use of only male/female pronouns. Have those Spanish speaking custodians been educated in the use of inclusive and non-gendered Spanish language? Think of unspeakable trauma inflicted upon non-binary migrants when the custodians use uninclusive language like ‘el’ (he) and ‘ella’ (she). What a complete disaster this is turning into.

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