SUMMARY OF THE CASE STUDY
The case study is presenting a lawsuit of Anita Groener, who is suing Minister for Education (hereinafter referred as ‘the Minister’) and the City of Dublin - Vocational Educational Committee (hereinafter referred as ‘the Education Committee’). The charge was based on the free movement of workers, more specific, knowledge of an official language of the host country. Mrs. Groener was a Netherlands’ national, who wanted to work as a full-time art teacher.
The origin of the dispute was the Minister’s refusal to appoint Mrs. Groener to a permanent full-time post as an art teacher employed by the Education Committee after she had failed a test, intended to asses her knowledge of the Irish language. Minister’s
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The documents before Court contain that the teaching of art, like that of most other subjects taught in public vocational education schools, is conducted essentially or indeed exclusively in the English language. It follows that the knowledge of the Irish Language is not required for the performance of the duties which teaching of the kind at issue specifically entails. The national court has to decide whether the linguistic requirement in question is justified ‘by reason of the nature of the post to be filled’. The Irish Constitution says: 1) The Irish language as the national language is the first official language, 2) The English language is recognized as a second official language, 3) Provision may be made by law for the exclusive use of either of the said languages for any one or more official purposes, either throughout the State or in any part thereof.
Irish is not spoken by the whole Irish population. The Irish government designed this policy to maintain and to promote their identity and culture. Teachers have an essential role to play, through teaching and by their participation in the daily life of the school and the privileged relationship which they have with their pupils. In those circumstances it is reasonable to require them to have some knowledge of the first national language. Community law requires that power to grant an exemption is exercised by the Minister in a non-discriminatory manner. The principle of non-discrimination
In the history of the Supreme Court, there have been many First Amendment cases that outline if exercises of free speech and expression are constitutional or unconstitutional. One of the most paramount 1st amendment cases is that of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969). This significant case helped shape the extension of symbolic speech, as well as ensure the freedom of speech and expression to students in schools.
The third case, Daniel RR v. State Board of Education, was documented in United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit in June 12, 1989. This case discussed whether a child with disability is given a right to receive mainstream education.
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Schools have obligation to uphold good relationships between people from different backgrounds. Schools now required to have a race equality policy in place. The legislation gave powers to tackle racism by making direct or indirect discrimination illegal.
Its important that we have these guidelines, policies and legislations in schools and organisations as they are there to protect all students and employees. All children have the right not to be discriminated against in any way. Its also partition is encouraged regardless of sex, race, culture or religion. It is important to support participation and equality of access so every pupil has the
The primary goal of any school district’s English Language Learner policy should be to ensure that all students receive equitable access to the curriculum. The Office of Civil Rights memorandum (May 25, 1970) requires school districts to take affirmative steps to provide equal access to instructional program for students with limited English proficiency. The Illinois Constitution guarantees every child from kindergarten through grade 12, access to a free public education; which means, regardless of a child’s home language, he/she deserves a free and appropriate education (Illinois State Board of Education, 1998).
An official language minority is a group of people who speaks one of the official languages and are living in an area which their language is not spoken throughout most of their population. Living in an area where not much people speaks your language can lead to you losing your language either giving you an opportunity or giving yourself a challenge. Speaking two languages can give you an advantage in life such as finding jobs. A challenge being not able to communicate with your family. Therefore in these situations and to those who are concerned to losing their or their children losing their identity, the Francophones and Anglophones living in a minority setting can send their children to a Francophone or an Anglophone school around
Case 1 is an appeal to the conviction rendered by District Court Judge Bradley on
When a student who is not proficient in English enrolls in school, parents are given an English language survey. When the parents fill out the survey, if the student’s parents respond to the first three questions on the survey that their home language is not English, then the student is given an English
Multilingual programs have the potential to segregate and disadvantage children; yet, they also can be a valuable tool for educators to address student’s needs. Proposition 58 puts the power of choice in the hands of parents and educators, who best know the students affected. Therefore, after thorough analysis, I am a supporter of this
A child with disabilities is a major focus in today’s education. Achieving my Bachelors in Special Education, I need to be aware of the need to ensure appropriate education for all children with disabilities. “The education of children with disabilities is a top national priority. Our nation’s special education law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), sets high standards for their achievement and guides how special help and services are made available in schools to address their individual needs (National Dissemination)”. This is my biggest challenge. I feel with the right tools and
Citation: Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier. United States Court of Appeals, Eight Circuit, 1986 795 F2.d 1368, cert. granted, Supreme Court of the United States, Eighth Circuit, 484 U.S. 260 (1988)
555). Buenrostro (2017) concludes that “the intent of the law is for schools to be responsive to the preferences of parents or guardians in their decision-making process”(p. 2). This amendment provides a wonderful opportunity for school districts to provide dual language programs to their students. Dual language programs provide students with long-term academic success, and could potentially better prepare them for the globally connected world we live in(Buenrostro, 2017, p.
Khan used an example of colonizing ship to describe her conversation in the article by showing a direct line. Furthermore, she linked the direct line with an example of branches that grew from one another. (Khan) Khan showed a logical appeal through her facts about the racial practices in Dutch during the mid-70s when the Dutch economy brought Turkish and Moroccan immigrant workers and their families to Netherland to overcome the labour crisis. “The Turkish and Moroccan families who stayed in the Netherlands continued to be treated as a threat by many Dutch residents.” (Khan) Consequently, the facts by the author about the immigrant communities made her argument persuasive. Her argument was convincing to believe that the treatment people like her were getting on the basis of nationality, race and white privilege was not fair.
It is very fitting that this play is set in a hedge school in Baile Beag in 1833. Firstly, the educational system was going to be “revamped” in the eyes of the English and in the hedge schools, languages such as Greek and Latin were thought to be useful as opposed to English which was virtually unknown. Secondly, language is a fundamental aspect of development and language is fundamental to education – so the English must begin with where education takes place so as to work its way into society. Those who end up running the country are usually those who are educated and those are the ones people look to for guidance. England is clever in their approach because if those who are educated are forced to learn about English culture that is all future generations will grow to know over time. This tactic is almost infallible because replaces the languages the Irish learned with the English standard, and forces the Irish to communicate in new ways, thus beginning the process breaking down the Irish people and their culture – a powerful strategy.