11 Jan 07
Originally posted by arrakisDid you even read the story?
What the heck is going on in America!?
http://www.kstp.com/article/stories/S21143.html?cat=1
"St. Paul schools spokeswoman Dayna Kennedy acknowledged Thursday that school officials handled the situation poorly, but said the reason Armstrong's children were ineligible to ride the bus was because they lived outside the school's attendance area - not because they spoke English.
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Kennedy said the breakdown happened when officials discovered the family lived outside of Phalen Lake's attendance area. The family moved last year. The plan had been to tell them they would not be legally eligible for bus service after the winter break."
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11 Jan 07
nah, as usualy it's sensationsalistic rubish. It even admits as much in the article:
the reason Armstrong's children were ineligible to ride the bus was because they lived outside the school's attendance area - not because they spoke English.
The bus route was meant to serve a language academy at Phalen Lake for Hmong kids learning English, and the district's academies all have separate bus routes to keep their students together.
They weren't supposed to ride the bus because it was for a different school. The driver realised tehy couldn't be going to that school because it was for kids who were learning English and these kids were clearly native speakers.
11 Jan 07
Originally posted by RagnorakThe plan "had been"????
Did you even read the story?
"St. Paul schools spokeswoman Dayna Kennedy acknowledged Thursday that school officials handled the situation poorly, but said the reason Armstrong's children were ineligible to ride the bus was because they lived outside the school's attendance area - not because they spoke English.
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Kennedy said the breakdown happened wh ...[text shortened]... them they would not be legally eligible for bus service after the winter break."
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11 Jan 07
Originally posted by RagnorakNo, he probably heard it on Rush Limpo.
Did you even read the story?
"St. Paul schools spokeswoman Dayna Kennedy acknowledged Thursday that school officials handled the situation poorly, but said the reason Armstrong's children were ineligible to ride the bus was because they lived outside the school's attendance area - not because they spoke English.
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Kennedy said the breakdown happened wh ...[text shortened]... them they would not be legally eligible for bus service after the winter break."
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12 Jan 07
Originally posted by RagnorakThey made an exception for that family to pick them up, but then they decided not to after what happened. That's their escape goat. The fact remains that the schoolbus was going to give them transportation UNTIL the incident! What's your excuse for ignoring the main issue?
Did you even read the story?
"St. Paul schools spokeswoman Dayna Kennedy acknowledged Thursday that school officials handled the situation poorly, but said the reason Armstrong's children were ineligible to ride the bus was because they lived outside the school's attendance area - not because they spoke English.
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Kennedy said the breakdown happened wh ...[text shortened]... them they would not be legally eligible for bus service after the winter break."
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12 Jan 07
Originally posted by arrakisCorrect. And also, why mention the fact that they were speaking English or not?....??? What did the children know about politics? Hum... ?? Children must come first.. even if not enlightened to it.
They made an exception for that family to pick them up, but then they decided not to after what happened. That's their escape goat. The fact remains that the schoolbus was going to give them transportation UNTIL the incident! What's your excuse for ignoring the main issue?
12 Jan 07
Originally posted by mikelomeeerrrmmm... because the bus was for kids going to a school to learn how to speak English, so their speaking English kind of gave away that they weren't going to that school??
Correct. And also, why mention the fact that they were speaking English or not?....??? What did the children know about politics? Hum... ?? Children must come first.. even if not enlightened to it.
12 Jan 07
Originally posted by belgianfreakSchool bus in America was going to teach them to "speak" English??............ I suggest there is a paradox there, somewhat?
eeerrrmmm... because the bus was for kids going to a school to learn how to speak English, so their speaking English kind of gave away that they weren't going to that school??
12 Jan 07
Originally posted by belgianfreakSo the ability to speak English proves that you do do not attend a school where you are taught to speak English?
eeerrrmmm... because the bus was for kids going to a school to learn how to speak English, so their speaking English kind of gave away that they weren't going to that school??
12 Jan 07
Originally posted by mikelom"going to a school to learn how to speak English" - how difficult is that to understand? 😕
School bus in America was going to teach them to "speak" English??............ I suggest there is a paradox there, somewhat?
As for the idea that they were kicked off for speaking English, that could very well be a misunderstanding. It says in the article that the kids thought they had done something wrong, but they didn't seem quite sure about what that was. So the bus driver probably wasn't very clear.
12 Jan 07
Originally posted by Nordlyssay's
"going to a school to learn how to speak English" - how difficult is that to understand? 😕
As for the idea that they were kicked off for speaking English, that could very well be a misunderstanding. It says in the article that the kids thought they had done something wrong, but they didn't seem quite sure about what that was. So the bus driver probably wasn't very clear.