Paterson (N.J.) Morning News, June 27, 1979
Like thousands of New Jersey children who speak limited English and have special education needs, 10-year-old Segismundo Rodriguez is falling through a crack in the state educational system.
That Segismundo is mildly mentally retarded is only part of his handicap.
The brown-eyed boy with a shock of unruly brown hair is also a victim of the educational process.
Although Segismundo--not his real name--has both special and bilingual education needs, he receives only English-language instruction.
But until he began attending school two years ago, all the people in Segismundo's life spoke Spanish, and what he was able to understand, he understood in Spanish.
In what appears to be a wholesale violation of state and federal laws, countless other children like Segismundo are not getting an appropriate education--one that provides both for their bilingual and special education needs. ...
The problem has caught the eye of federal officials, who now say a number of state school districts may be found in violation of federal civil rights laws by the end of this year. ..."
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Bilingual students feel the gaps in special education
Paterson (N.J.) Morning News, June 27, 1979
Like thousands of New Jersey children who speak limited English and have special education needs, 10-year-old Segismundo Rodriguez is falling through a crack in the state educational system.
That Segismundo is mildly mentally retarded is only part of his handicap.
The brown-eyed boy with a shock of unruly brown hair is also a victim of the educational process.
Although Segismundo--not his real name--has both special and bilingual education needs, he receives only English-language instruction.
But until he began attending school two years ago, all the people in Segismundo's life spoke Spanish, and what he was able to understand, he understood in Spanish.
In what appears to be a wholesale violation of state and federal laws, countless other children like Segismundo are not getting an appropriate education--one that provides both for their bilingual and special education needs. ...
The problem has caught the eye of federal officials, who now say a number of state school districts may be found in violation of federal civil rights laws by the end of this year. ..."
Paterson (N.J.) Morning News, June 27, 1979
Like thousands of New Jersey children who speak limited English and have special education needs, 10-year-old Segismundo Rodriguez is falling through a crack in the state educational system.
That Segismundo is mildly mentally retarded is only part of his handicap.
The brown-eyed boy with a shock of unruly brown hair is also a victim of the educational process.
Although Segismundo--not his real name--has both special and bilingual education needs, he receives only English-language instruction.
But until he began attending school two years ago, all the people in Segismundo's life spoke Spanish, and what he was able to understand, he understood in Spanish.
In what appears to be a wholesale violation of state and federal laws, countless other children like Segismundo are not getting an appropriate education--one that provides both for their bilingual and special education needs. ...
The problem has caught the eye of federal officials, who now say a number of state school districts may be found in violation of federal civil rights laws by the end of this year. ..."