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School psychologist Naomi Varuso said she’s observed a “severe increase in aggressive behavior — not just verbal aggression, but physical aggression.”

“It's important to have people in positions of power who have the lived experiences of a lot of these students in the district,” said 20-year-old Jackson Lewis, who is one of the newest members of the Canyons School District Board of Education.

“I know if our teachers have the help and support that they need, that our kids will have the best chance at quality instruction and good outcomes,” Horsley told KUER.

A Utah law passed this year requires public schools to provide free menstrual products to students and Hillcrest Junior High School pilots the program.

Members of the Utah House have passed a bill that lowers criminal penalties for parents of truant schoolchildren.Right now parents could be slapped with a…