>IMHO, even though the FLAP grant was awarded to only five school districts across the country, another place to cut federal spending (paid for by federal grant):
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http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2011/02/07/mandatory-arabic-classes-coming-to-mansfield/>
>It's not a bad idea if completely voluntary, but we don't have extra money in the coffers - this is something that could be cut without harming lower (or no) income folks.
Not so sure. A functional knowledge of Arabic may help one be recruited by a better quality of prison gang <s>
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