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Police: Man With “Foreign Accent” Made Hoax School Threat Calls

Police: Man With “Foreign Accent” Made Hoax School Threat Calls

(Salt Lake City, UT) — State and local law enforcement agencies are investigating more than a dozen bogus threats called into Utah schools on Wednesday. The Utah Department of Public Safety said on Thursday that all the calls came from the same man who spoke with a “foreign accent.” DPS […]

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Utah DPS Says Hoax Phone Calls Came From Same IP Address

Utah DPS Says Hoax Phone Calls Came From Same IP Address

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Department of Public Safety says hoax phone calls threatening violence at several schools all came from the same IP address. The agency says 13 schools were involved in yesterday’s series of active shooter calls. Each call used the same script and all of […]

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Utah School District Reviewing Bible After Content Challenge

Utah School District Reviewing Bible After Content Challenge

(Davis County, UT) — A controversy is brewing in Utah’s Davis County School District where the Bible is being reviewed after a parent challenged the book under a state law passed last year. The petition to pull the book from the school library argues that the Bible is pornographic under […]

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Governor Signing Bill Requiring Documentation For Children In Extra-Curricular Activities

Governor Signing Bill Requiring Documentation For Children In Extra-Curricular Activities

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox says a bill he’s signing will not exclude undocumented children from participating in extra-curricular activities. HB-209 will require students to provide certain identification to participate in sports and other extra-curricular activities in public and private schools. Cox said he waited a day […]

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Utah Lawmakers Hurrying To Pass Bills Ahead Of Adjournment

Utah Lawmakers Hurrying To Pass Bills Ahead Of Adjournment

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are making a final push to get their bills through the legislature with just two days to go in the session. The House and Senate are set to adjourn at midnight tomorrow and lawmakers will spend much of their time putting the final […]

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Legislature Passes Bill Making Full-Day Kindergarten Available Statewide

Legislature Passes Bill Making Full-Day Kindergarten Available Statewide

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Full-day kindergarten is just a governor’s signature away from being available throughout Utah. The Senate passed the All-Day-K bill Wednesday on a 24-to-3 vote, sending the measure to Governor Spencer Cox. The House had previously approved the bill. The bill changes the state’s funding formulas […]

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Utah House Passes Bill Allowing All-Day Kindergarten

Utah House Passes Bill Allowing All-Day Kindergarten

(Salt Lake City, UT) — State lawmakers are showing support for expanding kindergarten in Utah. The House voted in favor of a bill that would allow all-day kindergarten yesterday. School districts would be required to offer full-day and half-day options to parents. The 51-14 vote moves the bill to the […]

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House Committee Approves Bill To Eliminate Accountability Grades

House Committee Approves Bill To Eliminate Accountability Grades

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are moving closer to eliminating the use of letter grades to assess public schools in the state. House Bill 308 unanimously passed the House Education Committee yesterday. Letter grades for schools have been criticized as unnecessary and ineffective by supporters of the bill, […]

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Governor Cox Signs Eight Bills

Governor Cox Signs Eight Bills

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is signing bills into Utah law. Cox put his signature on eight bills yesterday, four each that originated in the House and Senate. Among them were budget bills for higher education, the National Guard, and social services. The governor has now signed […]

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Cox Signs School Voucher, Trans Youth Treatment Bills

Cox Signs School Voucher, Trans Youth Treatment Bills

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox is moving quickly to sign two bills recently passed by the Utah Legislature into law. Cox signed House Bill 215 and Senate Bill 16 on Saturday. HB215 gives Utah teachers a raise, but also creates a scholarship program for parents who choose to […]

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