Section 380.1151 - English as basic language of instruction; exceptions(1) English shall be the basic language of instruction in the public and nonpublic schools of this state and in state institutions.(2) Subsection (1) shall not be construed as applying to:(a) Religious instruction in a nonpublic school given in a foreign language in addition to the regular course of study.(b) A course of instruction in a foreign language in which the pupil acquires sufficient proficiency to be conversant in the foreign language.(c) Bilingual instruction, as defined in section 1152, which will assist children of limited English-speaking ability to achieve reasonable efficiency in the English language.1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. 1/13/1977.