Thread: Student Suspended for Requesting Instruction in English, Sues College

Student Suspended for Requesting Instruction in English, Sues College


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by AWR Hawkins 19 Jul 2013, 6:47 PM PDT 67post a comment
Fifty-year-old student Terri Bennett is suing Pima Community College (PCC) in Pima County, Arizona for allegedly labeling her a "bigot" and suspending her from school for asking if her nursing studies curriculum could be taught in English to make it easier to learn.

According Bennett's legal complaint, she started nursing classes at PCC in January 2013. During classroom hours, she and her fellow students were divided up into smaller groups, and she was "the only first-language English speaker" in her group. The other students in her group "spoke primarily in Spanish."
The students were asked to fill out class evaluations in March and were told their answers would remain anonymous. Thus, Bennett indicated on her evaluation she would prefer "there were no Spanish in the classroom."
During another class, Bennett stated shortly after turning in her evaluation, Spanish was used so heavily in the classroom that she said she could not "concentrate." By April 3, Bennett claimed her learning environment was so challenging that she "followed PCC procedures and requested an interview with the Director of the Nursing Program."
Bennett's complaint alleges that, after she told nursing director David Kutzler of her struggles, he accused her of "discriminating against Mexican-Americans" and of being a "bigot and a bitch."
The next day, April 4, Bennett was summoned to a broader meeting of PCC staff where she was allegedly told she was "discriminating" and that she would "not get a job" even if she finished her degree. Kutzler allegedly took part in this meeting as well, confronting Bennett with her "anonymous" class evaluation.
On April 15, Bennett was given a routine progress report in which she was accused of having "ineffective communication skills." On April 22, security personnel were waiting for her when she arrived at school; she was suspended and reportedly "instructed to leave campus immediately."
She was given a letter saying her suspension was based on charges that her "presence on College property [posed] a significant risk of disruption of educational activities" and that she "engaged in discriminatory conduct," among other charges.
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Hope she gets the right judge and wins a massive lawsuit including helps bring bigger charges against the school.

What the...? This makes me furious! She was taking classes in an American college and was expected to learn in a foreign language? Those who primarily spoke in spanish should pay a LOT extra for their courses if that is the case. You can't speak the damned language of the country you are in and need a translater, pay extra! I hope she wins!!!!!!

We have to learn college courses in spanish, we are required to speak spanish in order to get a job in many places. That is because of the invasion of illegals that have been coming here for too many years! This is America?????