Alpine School District

“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.

Agencies and organizations like the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Utah Food Bank are helping schools provide free summer meals.

The school, built in 1951, has often been used as an overflow area for water over the years.

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.

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.

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.

Lehi, Valley View, Lindon, Windsor and Sharon elementaries could all be closed as soon as this year.

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.

The announcement comes on the heels of the CHIPS and Science Act that Democratic President Joe Biden signed last summer.

Even though lockdown drills are a common enough occurrence in schools now, explaining the thinking behind the preparation — and the reasons — varies by grade.

The district wants to identify which schools are overcrowded and then rebalance where students are drawn from to ensure fully utilized classrooms.

Several of the books that the Alpine School District removed are among the most challenged books of 2021, according to the American Library Association.