Texas School Principal Fired For Favoring Speaking English

Speaking out: Principal Amy Lacey has defended herself after her comments cause an uproar

[From article]
A Texas principal who sparked national controversy after she told students at her heavily-Hispanic middle school to speak English in class claims she is being persecuted for following state education rules.
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Speaking out for the first time, Mrs Lacey said it is state policy to teach English and the official language of the state of Texas is English. Her intent, she claims, was merely to encourage her students to use English more.
She also blamed her students - who she says claimed racism when they were disciplined in class for speaking out of turn.
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'The perception of the teachers was that students were being disrespectful and disrupting learning, and they believed they could get away with it by claiming racism.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2716692/Principal-fired-telling-students-Texas-school-stop-speaking-Spanish-class-claims-persecuted-enforcing-state-rules.html

Principal who was fired after telling Hispanic students at Texas school to speak English claims she was persecuted for simply enforcing state rules
Amy Lacey is speaking out for the first time since her announcement over an intercom last November became national news
She says she never banned Spanish, but just suggested Hispanic students should speak English at school to help prepare them for tests
Half of students at the school are Hispanic
By MICHAEL ZENNIE
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 09:25 EST, 5 August 2014 | UPDATED: 15:40 EST, 5 August 2014

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http://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/It-would-be-best-to-speak-English-in-classrooms-5667187.php

'It would be best to speak English in classrooms'
Hempstead principal Amy Lacey tells her side of the story
By Amy Lacey

for the Houston Chronicle
August 4, 2014