Hi Gretchen,

Thanks for visiting, but of course I disagree with you - I still believe that he should be disciplined for his behavior, not the language he did it in. I also think school is the perfect place to practice a foreign language, because if you're ever going to speak more than one language - something I obviously consider important - you need to learn it at school.

I have an answer to your question, well not exactly, since I've never been in Mexico, but I did go to school in the Dominican Republic, and in my school kids made fun of each other in Spanish (the official language) and English (as well as other languages.)

Know what happened? If they were caught, they were disciplined for teasing. No one cared what language they did it in. The world isn't as simple as "speak the language of the country you're in" - have you ever traveled to a country where you don't speak the language? Have you ever relocated to a country where you don't speak the language? Then you know that despite your best efforts, learning a new language takes time - it just does.
