{"id":643,"date":"2022-10-26T14:36:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T14:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advocatesforchildren.org\/story\/anselmos-story\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T10:34:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T14:34:38","slug":"anselmos-story","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/advocatesforchildren.org\/ht\/story\/anselmos-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Istwa Anselmo"},"template":"","class_list":["post-643","story","type-story","status-publish","hentry","topic_tax-immigrant-students-english-language-learners","topic_tax-students-with-disabilities"],"acf":{"component_hero":{"variant":"split","":null,"subheader":"","button":"","image":""},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"L\u00e8 Rosa te vini nan AFC nan mwa me, neve li, Anselmo, te gen difikilte nan lek\u00f2l segond\u00e8 piblik vil Nouy\u00f2k li a. Anselmo, yon timid, ki pale Pany\u00f2l ki gen 17 ane ki f\u00e8k imigre soti nan Ekwat\u00e8, se pasy\u00e8lman av\u00e8g epi li gen yon pwobl\u00e8m pou tande, epi li te li nan yon nivo dezy\u00e8m ane. Malgre tout fakt\u00e8 sa yo, yo te plase Anselmo nan yon klas dizy\u00e8m ane ki pale angle s\u00e8lman san nivo sip\u00f2 li te bezwen pou l patisipe yon fason efikas. L\u00e8 Anselmo te gen difikilte, DOE te det\u00e8mine ke yo ta dwe mete l nan Distri 75, yon distri lek\u00f2l apa ki f\u00e8t pou el\u00e8v ki gen bezwen grav ki bezwen sip\u00f2 pi entansif. Malgre ke Anselmo s\u00e8t\u00e8nman te bezwen plis sip\u00f2 pase sal klas li ye kounye a te bay, defans\u00e8 ka AFC li a te enf\u00f2me Rosa ke te gen l\u00f2t opsyon ki pa mande pou yon nivo segond\u00e8 nan segregasyon soti nan kamarad li yo ki pa andikape.","":null,"settings":["disable-top-padding"]}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_image","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_image":{"image":5531,"helper_width":"narrow","settings":{"":null,"settings":["disable-top-padding"]}}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"AFC began working with Rosa and Anselmo to locate an appropriate classroom, where he could obtain the special education and language support he needed.\u00a0 \u00a0Knowing it could take a while to identify a class that could fully support Anselmo, we secured a Spanish-speaking paraprofessional so that he could better participate in his current class in the interim.\r\n\r\nIn the fall, we found a school with the right setting for Anselmo and helped work through some bureaucratic hurdles to make sure he was enrolled. We're thrilled to report that Anselmo is now attending school in the right setting \u2013 a small, bilingual class with a special education teacher and Spanish language supports \u2013 and is doing well. Sadly, what Rosa and Anselmo experienced is not uncommon for recently arrived students and families, who may be unfamiliar with their rights and the options available to them. Without the support of an advocate, these students are sometimes left to struggle in classrooms that are not appropriate for their learning needs.","":null,"settings":["disable-top-padding"]}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_pull_quote","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_pull_quote":{"":null,"quote":"Anselmo is so much happier at his new school, and I am grateful for AFC\u2019s help. 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