KSL TV
SALT LAKE CITY The Salt Lake City School District s refusal to open schools, and primarily rely on remote learning has enacted a historic deprivation of rights, according to a civil rights lawsuit filed by a dozen parents.
The lawsuit, filed in 3rd District Court Monday, says the decision has stripped 21,000 students of basic right secured by the Utah Constitution.
Under the Utah Constitution, Utah students are entitled to a free and open public education, the lawsuit states.
This summer, the Salt Lake City Board of Education voted that the school district conduct school solely by remote learning. It was the only school district in Utah to select that option in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.