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ESCONDIDO, Calif. - A Southern California preschool has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle allegations that it implemented an 'English-only' policy at two of its locations -- including one in Escondido -- and retaliated against a Spanish-speaking teacher's aide, it was announced Thursday.
The aide -- who worked at the Fontana location -- alleged in her complaint that staff and management forbid her from speaking Spanish at work.After a coworker overheard her speaking Spanish, the aide was accused of gossiping in the workplace.Management later responded by having her sign an agreement to never speak Spanish unless she needed to speak with a parent who didn't know English, according to her complaint.
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