Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-17 (2026)

English language to be medium of instruction. Exception

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The medium of instruction and administration in all public and private elementary schools shall be the English language, except that instruction as provided in sections 10-17a and 10-17f may be given in any language other than English to any pupil who, by reason of foreign birth, ancestry or otherwise, experiences difficulty in reading and understanding English.

(1949 Rev., S. 1351; 1971, P.A. 432, S. 1; P.A. 77-588, S. 4, 7.)

History: 1971 act deleted restriction limiting foreign language study to one hour a day, added provision allowing bilingual education and deleted penalty provision for violation of former section; P.A. 77-588 substituted reference to Sec. 10-17f for Sec. 10-17b.

Cited. 152 C. 151; 226 C. 704.

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Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1993–2021 · leading case: Tomlinson v. Bd. of Educ., 629 A.2d 333 (Conn. 1993).

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Tomlinson v. Bd. of Educ., 629 A.2d 333 (Conn. 1993). “and § 10-17 et seq. and §§ 10-145d-165 and 10-145d-166 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies as prohibiting the assignment of less competent and less credentialed teachers to ESL programs by requiring that ESL teachers be certified as other teachers.”

LPP Mortg. Ltd. v. Underwood Towers Ltd. Partnertship (Conn. App. Ct. 2021). “Section 10-17 of HUD Hand- book Number 4350.”

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