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“Whatever we vote tonight is not the end, it cannot be the end. It has got to be a pause. A significant pause, but it’s got to only be a pause,” Alpine School Board President Sara Hacken said.
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Agencies and organizations like the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Utah Food Bank are helping schools provide free summer meals.
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The school, built in 1951, has often been used as an overflow area for water over the years.
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The Salt Lake City School District is studying which elementary schools to potentially close in fall 2024. The district has not yet identified any specific schools.
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The Alpine School District is looking to close two schools in 2023 and three in 2024. Parents allege a decision was made before they were involved in the discussion.
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The pride flags were removed in March, but LGBTQ+ students and allies said they’re still waiting for a response from the Alpine School District’s school board.
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Lehi, Valley View, Lindon, Windsor and Sharon elementaries could all be closed as soon as this year.
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The Utah State Board of Education asked lawmakers to put a pause on new “sensitive materials” legislation since last year’s law is still so fresh.
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The announcement comes on the heels of the CHIPS and Science Act that Democratic President Joe Biden signed last summer.
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Even though lockdown drills are a common enough occurrence in schools now, explaining the thinking behind the preparation — and the reasons — varies by grade.
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The district wants to identify which schools are overcrowded and then rebalance where students are drawn from to ensure fully utilized classrooms.
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Several of the books that the Alpine School District removed are among the most challenged books of 2021, according to the American Library Association.