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Mansfield independent school district. they say they were recently awarded a federal grant from the foreign language assistance program. they were aiming at trying to get more arab language speakers. there will be a high demand for them. the school district saying these classes are not going to be mandatory. early grades will be exposed, rather, to elements of arabic language among the state-mandated curriculum. middle and high school schools arabic course will be offered as an elective course, not mandatory. it did cause some outrage among some people who thought this was going to be mandator...
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