A group of Puerto Rican nurses with the Department of Health in Polk County say they have been threatened with termination for speaking Spanish on the job.
The seven nurses work at the Haines City clinic, and, ironically enough, were actually hired because they were bilingual, according to a press release sent out by Orlando-based community organizer Krizia Lopez Arce.
Mairylí Miranda, a nurse who has lived in Florida for 15 years, said in a prepared statement they made sure to speak in English with those who do not understand Spanish.
