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Students rally to save Orange County Arabic high school program

Students from Western High School in Anaheim are rallying to save the only Arabic language public school program of its kind in Orange County, the Voice of OC reported.

The program, which was created in the 2017-18 school year, has helped Arab American students feel included by learning about their language and culture, Western High teacher Lina Mousa told Voice of OC. District officials say they don’t have enough money to keep the program going because of low enrollment, since emergency pandemic funding is running out.

However, supporters of the program believe Covid impacted the enrollment numbers, according to the Voice of OC.