{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10-17","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-17","heading":"English language to be medium of instruction. Exception.","body":"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.","path":["TITLE 10. EDUCATION AND CULTURE","CHAPTER 164*. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES","PART I. GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_164.htm#sec_10-17","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:06:58Z","sha256":"4b2c771b862344b6eaa1e2fec08e04f0df45107bba4316250f7a9359057e8f19","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10-16ww","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10-17a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}