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[LEGAL STUFF] Legality of speaking English only in a public school

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  1. JuanValdez

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    Legality, I don't know, but it seems pretty inconvenient to not be able to speak English anywhere besides in a public school.

    If it was students, I'd say probably not legal. But, employees? You pay them a salary so that you can tell them what to do. Of course, it's government, so the normal rules of rational thought do not apply.
     
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  2. DonkeyMagic

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    I don't know about having to speak English, but they should at least speak american
     
    #22 DonkeyMagic, Nov 6, 2012
  3. SwoLy-D

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    ^ :grin: Thank you, South Park.

    Anyway, thanks for that eloquent answer, Nero. The point here I wanted to ask about was mostly employee-wise. I agree that a principal can do whatever they want and if it gets too hot, get out of the kitchen. No big deal there.

    Should you let people know that it's unfair that the kitchen is hot, or would you let the kitchen burn? :confused:

    I might think about asking the principal why the rule, and if the principal can write it down so we know it's official as a rule. She can only say no.
     
    #23 SwoLy-D, Nov 6, 2012
  4. BetterThanI

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    #24 BetterThanI, Nov 6, 2012
  5. alexcapone

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    Its downright annoying when people speak a different language in front of you even if you share a common language with them. Why don't you or your friends just speak it amongst yourselves when others are not around? Even if you did that at school you wouldn't get in trouble for it...
     
    #25 alexcapone, Nov 6, 2012
  6. Daedalus

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    1.) we might be talking about you
    2.) perhaps we are expressing vulgarities
    3.) some jokes are better in *insert language*
     
    #26 Daedalus, Nov 6, 2012
  7. ipaman

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    where does it end...

    no ebonics, no slang, no figures of speech, no speaking in tongues, no telepathy, etc...
     
    #27 ipaman, Nov 6, 2012
  8. SwoLy-D

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    That's the problem, I believe. Even if I am to speak during my break, my lunch time, which the state might not be paying me, I'm required to speak English... even about personal stuff. Why? :cool:
     
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  9. David Stern

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    Knowledge brah. Get you some.
     
    #29 David Stern, Nov 6, 2012
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_building
     
    #30 G Zus Kryst, Nov 6, 2012
  11. Rock3t Man

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    Not Houston, but it makes sense.

    Link
     
    #31 Rock3t Man, Nov 6, 2012
  12. SwoLy-D

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    Pay me for lunch and I will team build you a condominium like the good employee that I am. :eek: Eff you and your team building during my non-paid time, b*tch. :p

    Man, it ain't fair that I can't chit chat about the last novela with my pals during my lunch hour. Tell me that's fair.

    I'm still waiting for the REAL LAWYERS and PRE-LAW peeps to chime in... with real laws... :eek: not some half-*ss answers from a guy who misspells his own name... (above ;) )
     
    #32 SwoLy-D, Nov 6, 2012
  13. asianballa23

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    this is the best or most intellectual response yo can come up with amigo?
     
    #33 asianballa23, Nov 6, 2012
  14. asianballa23

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    so would you have a problem if bunch of your indian co workers speaking indian all day in front of you?
     
    #34 asianballa23, Nov 6, 2012
  15. SwoLy-D

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    Of course not. Are they trying to solve a work-related problem here, or just avoiding to speak to their manager directly? You gotta know what the context is. I don't care if they're talking about me. Why would their boss have a problem? Of course we will answer no. :cool: It's ANY language. For work-related stuff, it has to be ENGLISH.
     
    #35 SwoLy-D, Nov 6, 2012
  16. alexcapone

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    No clue what your post is supposed to mean. If someone is to speak aloud in a room it should be understood by everyone. Otherwise, go to a private place to have a conversation.
     
    #36 alexcapone, Nov 6, 2012
  17. SwoLy-D

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    ^ :confused: I don't know how else I can explain this further... I've tried already, but... here it goes AGAIN:
    Employees are doing that, yet they're told they CANNOT have a private conversation even in Spanish. Clear? :cool:
     
    #37 SwoLy-D, Nov 6, 2012
  18. justtxyank

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    This amusing line does not deserve to go unrecognized.
     
    #38 justtxyank, Nov 6, 2012
  19. alexcapone

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    How would you get in trouble for having a private conversation if it were truly private? That is my point. I am not debating legality of the issue here.
     
    #39 alexcapone, Nov 6, 2012
  20. David Stern

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    They're not speaking to you. Why must you know what they are saying? you sound nosy and needy.
     
    #40 David Stern, Nov 6, 2012
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