Budding francophiles at Lawndale High are crying foul over their school's decision to cancel its French classes and jettison teacher Marie Alcindor to nearby Leuzinger, citing a lack of interest.
"There just aren’t enough students to warrant having a full-time French teacher at Lawndale," Superintendent Cheryl White said.
After arguing hard that the move is a setback to their progression toward college -- the UC and CSU systems require two years of the same language, but recommend three -- upset students were extended a potential olive branch this week.
Administrators now say they hope to bring the language back part-time, offering it only before and/or after school. (Zero period starts at 7 a.m.; seventh period runs from about 3-4 p.m.)
Regardless, the so-touted "college prep" school is left with just one foreign language on it's regular schedule, a language that many students there already speak: Spanish. Tres interresant.
For the full story, read Thursday's Daily Breeze.
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