Robert Gehrke: It’s unfathomable that we’re still sending kids to schools that could collapse in an earthquake. It’s time to do better.
Last year’s Magna quake should wake up Utah leaders. We need to act now to avoid the worst later.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Robert Gehrke.
| April 7, 2021, 12:19 p.m.
It’s hard to imagine sending kids to school in a building that has faulty wiring or asbestos in the walls, or is a fire hazard. We wouldn’t do it.
But every day, kids in Utah we don’t know exactly how many attend class in buildings that are ill-equipped to withstand an earthquake that we know is in our future. And we’ve been doing this not for a year or two or five, but for decades.
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, The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting in-depth on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on education.
When the Salt Lake City School District announced all classes would be online this fall, Molly Pearce immediately knew she had to literally map out another option.
Helping her four school-age children learn at home last spring, after Utah’s schools closed abruptly to slow the spread of COVID-19, was “disastrous,” she said.
“Computers crashing and the websites not working, passwords not working … My legs hurt by the end of the day from running from computer to computer,” Pearce said. “And the stress level of myself and all of my children and my husband, who has been working from home, was incredibly high.”
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The 2021 Utah legislative session kicks off under unusual circumstances. Among the many items up for consideration are several police reform measures and an effort to put pressure on schools to resume in-person classes. Plus, a new president means a significant change in public lands policy, and a likely reversal of strategy for two Utah national monuments. And Camp Last Hope, a new kind of homeless encampment, takes shape in Salt Lake City.
At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Brian Maffly, Courtney Tanner and Taylor Stevens, and news columnist Robert Gehrke join KCPW’s Roger McDonough to talk about the week’s top stories. Every Friday at 9 a.m., stream “Behind the Headlines” at kcpw.org, or tune in to KCPW 88.3 FM or Utah Public Radio for the broadcast. Join the live conversation by calling (801) 355-TALK.