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ACLU of Utah investigating after books removed from schools

ACLU of Utah investigating after books removed from schools

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah is investigating complaints related to the removal of several books from high school library shelves in a suburban Salt Lake City district after a parent complaint. The organization said in a statement that Canyons School District appears to […]

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Rick Robins has accepted a position at Canyons School District

Rick Robins has accepted a position at Canyons School District

Rick L Robins, superintendent of Juab School District, has been named the next superintendent of the 34,000-student Canyons School District. The district school board voted unanimously to appoint Robins during a meeting on Tuesday. Robins will succeed Superintendent James Briscoe, who announced his plans to retire from the school district […]

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Gas leak closes elementary school in Cottonwood Heights

Gas leak closes elementary school in Cottonwood Heights

COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah (AP) — An elementary school in the Salt Lake City suburb of Cottonwood Heights has been evacuated because of a natural gas leak. Canyons School District officials say extensive work will be needed to fix the leak and that Canyon View Elementary School will be closed Friday. […]

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Utah fourth-grader pushes for eco-friendly lunch room

Utah fourth-grader pushes for eco-friendly lunch room

(Information from: Deseret News, http://www.deseretnews.com) COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah (AP) — More than a year after she set her mind to do more to help the environment, a Utah fourth-grader has convinced her elementary school to switch from foam trays to biodegradable ones. The Deseret News reports Aggy Deagle successfully lobbied the […]

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Report faults Utah district for spending to back bond issue

Report faults Utah district for spending to back bond issue

SANDY, Utah (AP) — State auditors say a school district serving several Salt Lake City suburbs apparently broke state law last year by mailing out taxpayer-funded post cards that seemed to support a $283 million bond proposal. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Office of the State Auditor recently concluded that […]

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