[HPFGU-OTChatter] (was) What not to say in Scotland

[Ladi lyndi]

--- Petra Pan wrote:
> Could a person
> whose parents are both
> Caucasian face prejudice if s/he is
> half-Scottish and half-Enlgish?  

Lynn:

I can tell you what I've experienced so far
because I have a bilingual daughter who is
half-American and half-Dutch.  I don't know how
much of an indication it will be though.  We've
been posted to England in July and we're in the
process of finding a school for our daughter. 
Since the public schools are considered to not be
to the same standards of the Dutch schools
(actually it ends up being a problem with class
size), she is to attend a private school.  One
problem, the private schools in that area will no
longer accept bilingual children because they
tend to bring down the test levels due to the
language barrier.  This is done without testing
to see if the child speaks and comprehends
English in accordance with her grade level.  It's
just an automatic disqualification.  So, we've
had to go out of the area to find a school who
will accept her.

Lynn

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