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Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 380. School Code of 1976 § 380.1151

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 1151. (1) English shall be the basic language of instruction in the public and nonpublic schools of this state and in state institutions.

(2) Subsection (1) shall not be construed as applying to:

(a) Religious instruction in a nonpublic school given in a foreign language in addition to the regular course of study.

(b) A course of instruction in a foreign language in which the pupil acquires sufficient proficiency to be conversant in the foreign language.

(c) Bilingual instruction, as defined in section 1152,  1 which will assist children of limited English-speaking ability to achieve reasonable efficiency in the English language.

1 M.C.L.A. § 380.1152.
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