Proposition 203: What it says
Arizona Daily Star * English is required for all public instruction. * Students who speak little or no English will be placed in sheltered English immersion classes, "not normally intended to exceed one year." * Those students are transferred to mainstream classrooms once they acquire "a good working knowledge of English" and can do regular schoolwork in English. * Standardized tests will be given annually to all students, except for those exempt for special-education reasons. * Foreign-language classes are unaffected. * Lawsuits are permitted, to ensure enforcement. Parents may request a waiver from a requirement to place their child in bilingual education if the child: * already speaks English OR * is 10 years old or older OR * has spent at least 30 days in an English-language classroom and is determined to have special physical or psychological needs above and beyond a lack of English proficiency. Teachers and districts "may reject waiver requests without explanation or legal consequence." To view the proposition in its entirety, see: www.angelfire. com/az/english4thechildren/ initiative.html |