Westside Learning Center Presentation – EIS 7.17.12

Westside Learning Center Presentation – EIS 7.17.12

(EIS) director of spoken languages and Alison Grimes, (left), assistant to the director of spoken languages, recently addressed more than 50 students at Syracuse’s Westside Learning Center about their rights as Limited English Proficient (LEP) individuals, said Theresa Slater, EIS President. “Risk of non-compliance is significantly high as individuals may submit complaints alleging a Title VI violation to the Department of Justice (DOJ),” Slater said. “If a compliance review by the DOJ finds the allegations to be true then the federally funded agency may risk termination of federal assistance, be required to develop a LEP plan if one is not yet in place or private plaintiffs may decide to sue for monetary damages and injunctive relief. “For further information, EIS can be contacted in Syracuse at (315) 472-1383, their financial office in Homer at (607) 753-8338, or on line at www.empireinterpreting.com.

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