{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-118.017","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 118.017","heading":"Foreign language instruction.","body":"(1) All instruction shall be in the English language, except:\n(a) Those programs established under subch. VII of ch. 115 where instruction shall be in the English language and in the non-English language of the bilingual-bicultural education program.\n(b) The school board may cause any foreign language to be taught to pupils who desire it.\n(c) The school board may cause any course to be taught in a foreign language if the purpose is to facilitate the instruction of English speaking pupils in that language.\n(2) A school board may grant foreign language credit to a pupil who has satisfactorily completed a high school course in American sign language.","path":["Chs. 115-121, Public Instruction","Chapter 118 General School Operations"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/118.017","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:51Z","sha256":"28c32f182328055f9d155d2955ef5aac5e76e118e955d368b24c3334ea84951e","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-118.016","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-118.019"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}