¡Lo creas o no!

Via Latinlista:

… schools have made it their mission to be able to have someone on staff who can effectively communicate with the Spanish-speaking parents whose children form the majority in many public school districts across the nation.

It’s a no-brainer to have someone who can speak to these parents and act as the liaison between the school and home. At least, it used to be a no-brainer.

We’re told that was the original intent of hiring Ana Mateo as a bilingual secretary at Devonshire Elementary School in [Charlotte] North Carolina…

So, naturally, Mateo was fired for speaking Spanish at work!

More (non-downloadable clip) from WSOC-TV:

Mateo claims she was reprimanded several times and even told by an assistant principal that she empathizes with parents because “you crossed the border just like them.”

Within a month of the alleged new rule, Mateo was told the school accepted her resignation, even though she says she never offered to resign.

The former secretary filed a complaint with the equal employment opportunity commission and it responded eight months later by saying there is evidence that supports Mateo’s allegation.