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Why does ESL need legislation? As a professional educator, I am consistently distressed and offended when non-professionals lacking experience in the field want to tell my colleagues and me how to do our jobs from day to day. We don't claim to tell doctors, lawyers, etc how to do their daily work. This is not a regulation issue. Let us use our professional judgement. Yes, every student has a different individual story.
Besides, Bill Sizemore is a brand name, at this point. His ballot measures are consistently harmful to Oregon. It is time for Bill to get a real job. If he wants to learn about our schools, maybe he could get a job at one, and do some real work for Oregonians. What are his initials?

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