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Is there something in the water down there? I mean really... what is wrong with the people in Kansas?

So, kid there is in the hall with his buddy, his buddy asks him to lend him a dollar in Spanish. He says no problem, also in Spanish. Now, these kids both speak Spanish and English fluently.

Result? Teacher overhears it and sends them to the principle. Who promptly suspended the kid. For speaking Spanish.

You read that right. He was suspended for speaking Spanish and sent home. The school and principle even admit it. They don’t attempt to say he was doing anything else.

This is not the first time we have [asked] Zach and others to not speak Spanish at school.

When the father confronted the principle to produce the rule that forbid the kids from speaking Spanish, the principal was unable to do so. Probably because a rule like that would be illegal. The father took it to the Superintendent, who recognizing the major PR disaster at hand, rescinded the suspension. A formal apology was also issued.

That’s great, but what the fuck people. I mean, there are still a teacher and a principal in that school who are clueless. And I’m going to take a step out and guess racist. Because I bet if they had been speaking German or Italian, this never becomes an issue.

Where do people get off with this type of bullshit anyway? The kids weren’t in class, let alone disrupting one. They weren’t talking to or about teachers. And anyone with a simple grasp of languages can tell that “Me prestas un dolar?” “No problema“ has nothing to do with teachers or class. Hell, someone that watched Terminator 2 could figure that out.

Just mind boggling.