Why abolish foreign languages? That seems a bit overboard ...
The principal sees the necessity to ban students from speaking a foreign language in the school and understands that we are an English speaking nation. Since we are an Englsih speaking nation, foreign languages should not be spoken on our schools and her rule will provide a valid reason to cease the teaching of foreign languages in our schools.
Are you by chance British. Those blokes are said to be very good at understatement.
Are are you just being kind?
“while in class to avoid disruption”...how is that overboard?
Heck, they toss pills down kids throats to shut them up so as to not disrupt class!