2/16/13 - The Brighton Board of Education has approved two new courses for the curriculum: American Sign Language and the History of Behavior. Both courses will be offered beginning with the beginning of the 2013-14 school year this fall. Superintendent Greg Gray tells WHMI the courses, which are being added at minimal expense to the district, will give students more choices in course offerings and enable Brighton to keep pace with expanding state academic requirements for students to qualify for a diploma. American Sign Language is a course that is designed for students with disabilities and language impairments who need another language proficiency to complete the two-year World Language requirements of the Michigan Merit Curriculum. American Sign Language will be taught at Scranton Middle School, and the board was informed that the district already has a certified ASL instructor on staff who will teach the course. The course will also give students the opportunity to explore a career path in sign language interpreting. The other course the History of Social Behavior, will be for Brighton High School students and will be a Social Studies Department elective. It will discuss the origins of social perspectives, contrast various social cultures around the world and describe the development of socialization and how social change and the popular media affect society. (JK)
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