The trial court ruled in favor of the districts, but the state Board appealed to the California First District Court of Appeals. PRI and PLF argued that since Prop. 227 specifically allowed only parents to ask for waivers from the initiative's provisions, the districts could not ask for a general waiver from the state Board. The appellate court agreed. This sample of clear thinking is good news for California students, who will benefit from a measure that is already enjoying success at improving English fluency. Even some of the Proposition's former opponents concede that it is working well.
Bilingual education is dead and the courts are pounding nails in the coffin.
It's time that school districts in California accept this reality, stop dragging their feet, and get on with implementing Prop. 227.