Treated differently for your language
Your friend Rosa, who is learning English, gets laughed at when she reads aloud, and this week a teacher moved her to "sit with the other Spanish speakers" away from the main group and stopped calling on her entirely. Rosa says she just wants to disappear. You suspect this crosses a line, but you're not sure which one.
Ano ang puwede mong gawin?
Pumili ng sagot para makita kung paano ito karaniwang nangyayari.
Ang mga pangkalahatang prinsipyo
- Title VI bans discrimination based on race, color, or national origin, which courts and OCR read to include language-based mistreatment.
- Schools must provide English learners with language services so they can access their education.
- Once a school knows about serious harassment, responding is a legal duty, not a favor.
Mas ligtas na susunod na hakbang
- Start a dated log of incidents with exact words and witnesses.
- Report to a counselor or administrator in writing; keep a copy.
- Involve Rosa's family; interpreters must be provided for school meetings if needed.
- If the school doesn't act, a free complaint can be filed with the Office for Civil Rights.
Title VI applies to schools receiving federal funds, which covers nearly all public schools. State laws may add further protections.
A counselor, a trusted teacher, or Rosa's family should know as soon as possible. Civil rights organizations and legal aid groups help families with exactly these complaints, free.
Mga kaugnay na aralin
Suportang maaabot mo
- U.S. Dept. of Education, Office for Civil Rights (bubukas sa bagong tab)
Tumatanggap ng mga libreng reklamo tungkol sa diskriminasyon sa paaralan batay sa lahi, bansang pinagmulan, kasarian, o kapansanan.
- MALDEF (bubukas sa bagong tab)
Organisasyon para sa civil rights ng mga Latino na nagsasampa ng kaso at nagtataguyod sa edukasyon, imigrasyon, at trabaho.
- LawHelp.org (bubukas sa bagong tab)
Direktoryong naghahanap ng mga libreng legal aid program sa iyong estado para sa pabahay, pamilya, paaralan, trabaho, at iba pa.
Hindi pa naisasalin ang buong teksto ng pahinang ito, kaya nakalagay ito sa Ingles sa ibaba. Naisalin na ang buod, mga label, at impormasyong pangkaligtasan sa itaas.
Gusto mo bang matandaan ito? Sa isang opsyonal at libreng account, nai-save kung aling mga aralin ang natapos mo na. Ang iyong progreso