Florida Senate approves making coding a foreign language

"Our children need skills in both technology and in foreign languages to compete in today’s global economy," the statement reads. "However, to define coding and computer science as a foreign language is a misleading and mischievous misnomer that deceives our students, jeopardizes their eligibility to admission to universities, and will result in many losing out on the foreign language skills they desperately need even for entry-level jobs in South Florida."

Under the bill, which has undergone several revisions, high schools may offer students the opportunity to take computer coding courses. Originally, the bill said that high schools "must" allow students to do so.

Madison Iszler, USA TODAY

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