This is not the first rodeo for DISD and Spanish.It was mandated in the late 1950's,when I was in elementary school and we had no Hispanic population to speak of.

It lasted for two years and then went the way of other ideas they tried. As a taxpayer,I am convinced that Hispanics need to be able to read, write and speak English.

If we want to live in Mexico,then we can learn Spanish!

If high school students want to take Spanish or French or German, that is their choice.

Mandating employees to speak a second language when it was not a job requirement when they were hired is unfair.

If there are schools that require administrators and/or teachers to speak Spanish, then hire them for those special cases, but not as an added cost to the taxpayer. Sales tax doesn't fund the district.

If we want these children in the district to succeed,we must mainstream them along with the other children in the "melting pot" of our communities.

Otherwise,of what benefit is an education, when the children are not taught in English?

I also think that students' legal status should be verified, but that's another issue.