[Northampton-GP] save bilingual education - please write your state senators now

[NeilESL at aol.com]

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This may be our last chance to fix this law (question 2 - English immersion) 
so parents can choose the way they want their children to learn and so 
teachers can teach without the fear of being sued. Please write now. Thanks.

1) Information on the Unz (English immersion) law
2) How to write your senators
3) Sample letter to send

1) Please write your state senator now and ask your senator to back all 
amendments to the Unz (English immersion) law that have been introduced 
calling for the waiver option to be available for all students, regardless of 
age (In other words, students under 10 years of age, as well as 10 years and 
older, would be eligible to apply for a waiver), to allow for the highly 
successful two-way bilingual programs to continue, and to eliminate the 
lawsuit provision (suing teachers) under question 2.  

2) How to write your senator :

State Senator
State House District Office 
Boston, MA 02133

web addresses for senators 
http://www.state.ma.us/legis/memmenus.htm
if you don't know who your senators are, call (617) 727-2828

3) A sample letter is below.
subject line of e-mail : Please co-sponsor Senate amendments to the Unz law

Sen with name

Please co-sponsor and vote for any Senate amendments that will change the Unz 
(English immersion) law to allow for more parent choice. This will allow all 
parents and children the right to choose the type of education they desire by 
opening the waiver process up to all ages, allowing for the highly successful 
two-way bilingual programs and eliminating teacher lawsuits, so teachers can 
teach without fear of being sued. Thank you for your time. 

Your constituent,  
name and address



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