Mar 18 5:20 PM

Texas principal loses job for banning students from speaking Spanish

Screenshot of Hempstead Middle School website.


On March 17, the Hempstead, Texas school board (pictured below) voted to propose the non-renewal of middle school principal Amy Lacey's contract after she attempted to ban students from speaking Spanish in classrooms.

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