NORMAN — Parents backing a proposed language immersion charter school will appeal to the state after the school board denied their application for sponsorship for a second time late Monday night.

Panel members voted 5-0 against the revised application of Le Monde International School, which is seeking to offer immersion programs in French or Spanish to students in prekindergarten through eighth grade.

Learners would study school subjects, such as math, science and social studies by using a foreign language.

About 90 people attended the more than three-hour special meeting.