University presidents fight English-only ballot initiative
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NASHVILLE (AP) -- The presidents of eight Nashville universities call the possible adoption of an English-only ballot initiative "a distressing prospect."
The proposed charter amendment would prevent the city from translating written materials into other languages or using interpreters to communicate with people who don't speak English well.
Exceptions could be made when a person's health or safety were at risk.
In a joint letter to The Tennessean newspaper, the university heads said passage of the initiative would have a literal and symbolic impact on the schools' mission of teaching, learning, curing and discovering.
Early voting in the Jan. 22 special election will begin Friday.
The letter opposing the proposal was signed by the heads of:
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