Ridiculous. We should be teaching more languages not less. Schools are supposed to be about expanding horizons not cutting them back to save a few bucks.

KEEEP THE PROGRAM. EHS needs to get its priorities in order.

French was the highlight of my high school years. Seriously some of my best memories are from that classroom. So sad to hear this news.

My son loved this class. It was the only subject he actually looked forward to. Please dont take this away from the kids.

Such a mistake. This class helped me so much when I went to college. Dont punish the students who actually want to learn.

Why target the French program?? Makes no sense.

To quote the facts presented at Language Stars learning centers: "With 120 million speakers worldwide, French is one of the six official languages of the United Nations, one of the three official languages of the European Commission, and is spoken on every continent. French is the second most studied language in the world after English. And looking ahead to future career opportunities, 2,800 French companies in the U.S. employ approximately 550,000 Americans. Similarly, U.S. companies employ nearly 650,000 people in France. Among foreign countries doing business in the U.S., France employs the third largest number of Americans." Denying children the opportunity to learn a language that opens so many doors to them in the world is shameful. I support providing children the opportunity to choose from as many languages as possible in their education system but a core of French, Spanish, German, and Mandarin Chinese wherever possible should always be standard fare.