How can parents who don’t speak French help preserve French in their children's school, and why must French be the predominant language in Francophone schools?  The following article written by Glen Taylor (the author of Fusion – a book aimed at Francophone/non-Francophone mixed couples). It is taken from his bilingual website "Francophone Education in Canada":

A FrancoZone with English hotspots, by Glen Taylor

All parents who want to participate in their children’s education are well intentioned—but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re all well informed! For instance, those who insist that it’s their right to speak English everywhere in the francophone school, and to have others address them in English (and to receive all written communications in English), haven’t yet grasped this fundamental characteristic of their children’s education: minority French-language schools exist so that parents who qualify as francophone rights holders under the Canadian Charter can have their children educated in French as a mother tongue. (To read more of the article, click here.)