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Utah officials want to hide their calendars from the public. A new bill will do just that.

Bill would consider victims' needs when student offenders go back to school

A new bill would take victims perspectives into account when reintegrating student offenders back into the school setting.

Bill would consider victims' needs when student offenders go back to school

A new bill would take victims’ perspectives into account when reintegrating student offenders back into the school setting. The bill was discussed in the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee on Wednesday. Rep. Ashlee Matthews, D-West Jordan, said that the bill “prioritizes the safety and the mental health of the victims of the crime — whether they are teachers, faculty members, or other students and taking all of those victims statements into account when determining when or if the student offender is reintegrated into their home school.”

Utah looks at how to protect victims when bringing student offenders back to school

The Utah bill would provide a path for a student offender to be reintegrated into a different school than the victim.

Senate debating stiffer penalties for in-person harassment of election workers

The State Senate is debating a bill that would make the penalties for harassing an election worker in person the same as if it were done online.