Workers get a crash course in spanish

WASHINGTON, Ind. (WTHI) - A southern Indiana community tries to break down the communication barrier.

Washington, Ind. is going through a big change as the Hispanic population continues to grow.

The changes have forced police, schools, medical and social agencies to rely heavily on interpreters.

Those interpreters are getting schooled in ways to teach their co-workers to speak rudimentary Spanish.

"Obviously the demographics of Daviess County are changing rapidly, daily. Especially this time of year you've got the growing season. A lot of people come up here to work," Washington Police Department Barry Hobson said.

"It's basically connective language. We're not focused on grammar. It's down and dirty Spanish in 30 hours or less," Reality Spanish Instructor Molly Schneider said.

Community leaders said they are considering offering a similar class to help Hispanics learn reality English.