The principal of a Texas school will not be able to renew her contract, after she forbid her students to speak in Spanish during classes, according to local media.
According to information published by Fox News, Amy Lacy, principal of the middle school in Hempstead, Texas, will not be able to work for the institution anymore, owing to a resolution from the Texas Ecucation Council who ended the principal's contract after an incident which happened last year.
According to a report by KHOU TV, last November 12, 2013, Amy Lacy had announced through the school's intercom that Spanish would not be tolerated in campus.
Since the incident happened, various Latino organizations in the United States have fought for education bodies and even the FBI to investigate possible civil rights violations against the Hempstead students, a small town located approximately an hour away from Houston.
Likewise, the principal Amy Lacy, is under administrative suspension with pay since late last year as investigations continued.
According to the Houston Chronicle, the supervising board of the Hempstead district decided not to renew the principal's contract which will end with the school calendar.
The same source revealed that the Hempstead middle school in which the incident happened is comprised of up to 50 percent Latino students, such as in other Houston schools, where Latino communities have grown considerably in recent years, which is why the principal's actions put the civil rights of students at risk.
"The students were shamed until some of them didn't want to go to school anymore. Some Latino organizations are asking the FBI to investigate possible civil rights violations," said Salina Moreno, a lawyer for the Latin Legal Voice to MyFoxHouston.com.
Video via KHOU TV
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