So, consequently, they asked her not to speak Spanish to him anymore. Well, unfortunately that was the only language she spoke, so they were asking her to cut off all communication with her child. The school did not have any support services for this child as far as having an interpreter for he and his mother or even a Spanish teacher in the school. The situation was very sad, and I hated to leave. I will always wonder what became of Joe and his mother.
Cultural bias is real and it's everywhere.
We need more bilingual people willing to work with the increasing population who do not speak English. Support services should be offered to ESL students whenever possible.