Teacher at Risk of Being Deported Because of an Attorney's Mistake
<div align="center"><a href="http://www.katc.com/news/teacher-at-risk-of-being-deported-because-of-an-attorney-s-mistake/"><img src="http://www.katc.com/images/thumbnails/5DF6AB17BA6CA12AC8E84D0F7A9E7B68_200_200.jpg" alt="Teacher at Risk of Being Deported Because of an Attorney's Mistake" border="0" align="left" vspace="4" hspace="8"/></a></div><p>A French Immersion teacher at Prairie Elementary is at risk of having to leave the country because of a mistake her immigration lawyer made.</p><p>French Immersion teacher Florence Klein has taught at Prairie Elementary for three years. Her work visa is set to expire this year. Klein filed for a waiver and hired an immigration lawyer to help with paperwork.</p><p>"We started months ago, but because something didn't happen well, now it's a matter of days," said Klein.</p><p>Klein's attorney didn't follow up and the waiver was never processed. Now Klein only has a few days to complete a months-long process.</p><p>"If they say I have to leave, I have to go. I have no choice. I just follow the law," said Klein.</p><p>"I think it's unfair because she shouldn't have to pay the consequences for somebody else's mistake. It's her professional life at stake," said Klein's colleague, Delphine Coumpouras.</p><p>Colleagues and parents created an online petition. They're hoping immigration services speeds up the process.</p><p>"She's an asset to the school and community and she needs to stay," said Kerrie Leblanc, whose three kids are in French Immersion at Prairie Elementary.</p><p>"I don't want to see Madame Klein go cause there's not other 1st grade teachers that I really want to go in there class," said Abbie Leblanc, who's about to start 1st grade.</p><p>Staff at Prairie Elementary say losing Klein would be a devastating loss because French Immersion teacher are not easy to come by.</p><p>"We would have to go out and not only find someone to come in, but train someone to do what she already knows how to do," added teacher Stephanie Dupuis.</p><p>Klein also helped create an after-school reading program at the library, as well as a recycling program at the school. So far, her colleagues have collected 300 signatures. Klein has until July 14th to get everything processed before she's asked to leave the country.</p><p>To sign the petition visit <a href="http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/support-for-florence-kleins-h1b/">http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/support-for-florence-kleins-h1b/</a></p><p> </p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://www.katc.com/news/teacher-at-risk-of-being-deported-because-of-an-attorney-s-mistake/" title="Teacher at Risk of Being Deported Because of an Attorney's Mistake">Permalink</a>| <a href="http://www.katc.com/news/teacher-at-risk-of-being-deported-because-of-an-attorney-s-mistake/#comments" title="View user submitted comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><br/>
