Bountiful High School in the Davis School District and Oquirrh Hills Middle School in the Jordan School District moved to remote learning Friday because of COVID-19.
After the holidays, officials at the Salt Lake City School District will discuss the possibility of reopening middle and high schools. Parents who spoke to KSL TV said they hoped students would be returning to class.
In the nine months since schools closed, one of the widest-felt impacts of losing in-person school, has meant thousands of children losing two meals every day.
Students in the Salt Lake City School District said they are prepared to rally for the choice to go back to in-person learning after data from the district showed the number of students who are failing classes has skyrocketed.
While teachers are happy to see students again after the long Thanksgiving weekend, there is “trepidation” about a possible surge in COVID-19 cases, according to officials with the Utah Education Association.
The Utah Education Association tried to figure out its next steps during the pandemic by surveying teachers about working conditions and whether they would support a statewide job action like a “sick out.”
Thousands of Utah teenagers have been placed under a mandatory online learning program until at least the end of the month. That change has many families working to help their kids cope with increased anxiety, depression and sadness.
Maple Mountain, Salem Hills and Springville high schools will transition to an alternating day schedule due to COVID-19 concerns, according to officials with the Nebo School District.
There was no school Thursday at the West Jordan Middle School, and on Friday students will have their regular remote learning day. Their official first day of online school, though, starts Monday.
Teachers and districts pushed back Tuesday against the call from the Utah Education Association to move secondary schools in high transmission areas to online learning.
While it applauds Gov. Gary Herbert’s statewide mask mandate, limits on social gatherings and two-week pause on extracurricular activities, the Utah Education Association said the governor’s emergency orders don’t go far enough.
Since COVID-19 upended education, Utah public school districts are paying close attention to enrollment data to prepare for a possible cut in state funding next year. KSL Investigator Brittany Glas has an exclusive look at the latest numbers.
Officials with the Granite School District announced Taylorsville and Olympus high schools will move to online learning for two weeks after each school reported 15 or more confirmed cases of COVID-19.