New Elementary School’s Goal Is Bilingual Students
About 500 supporters gathered Wednesday to dedicate an unusual elementary school that seeks to produce students literate in English and Spanish.
Wallace R. Davis Elementary School, which has served 780 students since July, is named for the local attorney who successfully sued the Santa Ana Unified School district in 1968 because a disproportionate number of Spanish-speaking students were moved into classes for the mentally handicapped.
Students at most district schools are now phased into English-only instruction by the fifth grade, rather than the English and Spanish mix targeted at Davis.
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