The Nashville High School Board of Education met last night and they learned that there is a student this semester that began the year without being able to speak English.  He has been having English as a Second Language classes to get him to the point that he can be in class with the other students.  Superintendent Wendy Davis asked the Board to approve the ESL classes for this semester, so the student would be able to get credit for them.  They also discussed curriculum changes for next school year in the History – Government classes.  Guidance Counselor Tesha Maschhoff explained the proposal, as the teachers are struggling to get through the “modern” history information, including Vietnam and things that have happened since then.  So, they are looking at changing the required senior year Government class from a full year to 1 semester, which is how it had been some years ago, before they added current events to the class.  The new class would still have current events.  The Federal Constitution would be taught in U.S. History, while the State Constitution would be kept in the Government class.  , can be taught in 1 semester and this will include current events.  Also, the U.S History class curriculum would end with the early Cold Wars.  The Modern U.S. History course, a new semester course offered to seniors, would begin with the Cold War, including the Vietnam War, and cover U.S. History from 1975 to the present.  This was tabled for next month.