Who could still opt in to bilingual education after Proposition 227?

Who could still opt in to bilingual education after Proposition 227?

• A. Only teachers
• B. Some parents or schools
• C. Only administrators
• D. No one

Answer: (B)

Prop 227 set English immersion as the default for students with limited English proficiency, but it kept a path for bilingual education through waivers. In practice, that means families still had a way to choose bilingual instruction for their child by signing a waiver, and schools or districts could continue or adopt bilingual programs for groups of students if the district pursued the approved waiver process. So, the option that reflects both possibilities—parents opting in via a waiver and schools/districts opting in through their own plans—best captures who could still choose bilingual education. The other choices don’t fit because unilateral decisions by teachers or administrators alone aren’t how the option was implemented, and there is a legitimate path for opting in, not a blanket prohibition.

Prop 227 set English immersion as the default for students with limited English proficiency, but it kept a path for bilingual education through waivers. In practice, that means families still had a way to choose bilingual instruction for their child by signing a waiver, and schools or districts could continue or adopt bilingual programs for groups of students if the district pursued the approved waiver process. So, the option that reflects both possibilities—parents opting in via a waiver and schools/districts opting in through their own plans—best captures who could still choose bilingual education. The other choices don’t fit because unilateral decisions by teachers or administrators alone aren’t how the option was implemented, and there is a legitimate path for opting in, not a blanket prohibition.