Arizona Supreme Court Blocks Tom Horne’s Bid to Sue School Districts over English Immersion Rules

Arizona Supreme Court blocks Tom Horne’s bid to sue school districts over English immersion rules

PHOENIX -- State schools chief Tom Horne has struck out in his claim that he is entitled to sue school districts that don't use "structured English immersion'' to teach the language to students who are not proficient.

Supreme Court declines to consider Horne’s English language suit

Key Points: Ruling that state schools chief Tom Horne can’t sue certain school districts stands  Issue involves Prop. 203, a 2000 ballot measure on ‘structured English immersion’  AG ruled that a dual language model is acceptable  State schools chief Tom Horne has struck out in his claim that he is entitled to sue school districts that don’t use “structured English immersion” to teach English to students who are not proficient. In a brief ord…

Tom Horne can't sue to stop bilingual education after Supreme Court rejects appeal

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne speaks to members of the media during a press conference at the Capitol about the state's expanded school voucher program on Jan. 30, 2024. Photo by Caitlin Sievers | Arizona Mirror The Arizona Supreme Court won’t consider whether public schools need to ask for parental permission before teaching students in more than one language, dealing another legal setback to Republican state Superinten…

Arizona Supreme Court rejects Horne bid to enforce English immersion law

PHOENIX — State schools chief Tom Horne has struck out in his claim that he is entitled to sue school districts that don't use "structured English immersion'' to teach the language to students who are not proficient.

Tom Horne can’t sue to stop bilingual education after Supreme Court rejects appeal

By Gloria Rebecca Gomez | AZ Mirror The Arizona Supreme Court won’t consider whether public schools need to ask for parental permission before teaching students in more than one language, dealing another legal setback to Republican state Superintendent Tom Horne in his multi-year effort to end bilingual education in the state.  The Arizona State Board of Education allows schools to use one of four instructional models to help English Language Le…