We should be a one language country.
Introducing other languages into things like this causes or reinforces division, and I believe being a one language country promotes greater unity.
Yes, given our history I think that it should be English.
The Principal is a Politically Correct wimp. Denying someone their First Admendment rights would be to censor what is said, not what language it's said in.
High School Valedictorian Delivers Graduation Speech in Spanish: Bueno?
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Saul Tello Jr. , the Valedictorian at Orestimba High School in Newman, California, asked his principal if he could deliver his graduation speech in Spanish to honor his parents. Principal Jesse Ceja feared that denying Tello's request could violate First Amendment (Free Speech) guaranteed in the US Constitution. The public school allowed Tello to deliver his speech in español.
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Sofahead 2012/06/14 21:08:42
(I did that .. a few words to honor my elders -- my Ancestral Language is Polish)
otherwise
honor the nation you are living in ..
all those who contributed to you enjoying the Blessing of these formative education years ..
and use English for the delivery of the graduation Address ..
I could understand an acknowledgment of his parents in Spanish, however, to give the whole speech in Spanish was completely disrespectful to fellow graduates.
And all this nonsense about having an official language, and disrespecting the American cultural oh please! The early European settlers destroyed thousands of native languages and dialects! In result, countries speak in their oppressors language, Spanish, French annnnd, English:P And now they have to defend why they speak, what they speak! Pshh.. It’s like wtf! They never invited Spain to demolish their cultural and teach them to speak in the Kings tongue…
As an immigrant parent I would have been more proud to hear my child give his speech in the language of his adopted country. As legal citizens, if they were, they pledged an oath to the United States.
If they were the ILLEGALS who educated their kid on our dime, we deserved to hear his speech in english...that's the least we are owed.
Every American student should have walked out after one minute of non English speach.
Did he set a precedent? From here out will the Chinese-American valedictorian, the Italian-American valedictorian, the German-American valedictorian, the Indian- American valedictorian, the Iranian-American valedictorian.........
I like the idea that the principal allowed him to speak in Spanish not to be in conflict with the First Amendment right. However, doing the ENTIRE speech in Spanish may not have been the best idea because chances are that the majority of the audience were English speakers. Also, a valedictory speech in itself is suppose to be a final farewell to classmates, not honouring your parents BUT nothing is wrong with him wanting to honour his parents and so a special part could have been done, either before or after the actual speech.
Parts of my graduation ceremony were done in Trinidadian Creole, Spanish and French and it was all good because everyone in my class did both Spanish and French at some point while in school... We kept it simple.
I can't rave you since you said "approve". But you should have had an "other" option.
Have a good day and stop by any time.
Ah, no worries. I thought there would have been an ''undecided'' option but I got the idea that the question was specifically aimed at Americans.
You too. Will do.