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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/24/education/24charter.html
Hebrew Charter School Spurs Dispute in Florida
[New York Times] Abby Goodnough - The Ben Gamla Charter School in Hollywood, Fla., is run by an Orthodox rabbi, serves kosher lunches and concentrates on teaching Hebrew. On Wednesday, the Broward County School Board ordered Ben Gamla to suspend Hebrew lessons because its curriculum referred to a website that mentioned religion. Opponents say it is impossible to teach Hebrew - and aspects of Jewish culture - outside a religious context. But supporters say the school is no different from hundreds of others around the country with dual-language programs, whose popularity has soared. "It's not a religious school," said Peter Deutsch, a former Democratic member of Congress from Florida who started Ben Gamla and hopes to replicate it in Los Angeles, Miami and New York.