French Immersion is Not Just for “Good” Students

Exclusivity and discrimination in additional language programs

Jillian Enright
neurodiversified
Published in
6 min readJan 20, 2024

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We had to pull our son out of his French immersion school in our small, rural community after grade two.

Not because he struggled with learning another language.

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Jillian Enright
neurodiversified

She/they. Neurodivergent, 20+ yrs SW & Psych. experience. I write about mental health, neurodiversity, education, and parenting. Founder of Neurodiversity MB.