In 1996, the oakland school district proposed the use of ebonics in the school system. What did the subsequent revision of that proposal suggest about african american english?

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In 1996, the oakland school district proposed the use of ebonics in the school system. What did the subsequent revision of that proposal suggest about african american english?

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Shiloh Burgess · Answer 1

it caused a huge storm of media and public outrage.

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The subsequent revision of the proposal suggested that students would no longer be taught African American English (also known as Ebonics); however, they would be taught standard English, and the board of Oakland School District wouldn't back down from their plans to train its teachers to acknowledge African American English.