There is concern among Hispanic activists that it was fear and reluctance in the Latino community that kept many from speaking out against signs at two elementary school playgrounds in Milford.
The signs in English merely said that children needed to have parental or guardian supervision while the Spanish version said a permit was needed.
In addition, the Spanish language version warned that police could be called for violators.
Charito Calvach-Mateyko, a member of the Delaware Hispanic Commission, told the Wilmington News Journal noted that there were no complaints despite the fact that the sign had been up for a year.
Meanwhhile, Zaida Guajardo, the former director of La Esperanza Community Center in Georgetown, noted that many signs Latinos encounter are mistakenly translated.
The signs came to public attention when radio show host Dan Gaffney alert his Facebook followers to the sign on Saturday.
It resulted in an outcry.
By Sunday schools superintendent Phyllis Kohel removed the signs.
Kohel said she believed whoever installed the signs did not realize what they said.
