For some school employees, Monday will be a regular work day this year but for subsequent years, district school boards will consider adding the Juneteenth holiday to the calendar, officials said. The Utah Legislature designated Juneteenth as an official state holiday earlier this year.
Many Utah schools’ calendars were set before the Utah Legislature made Juneteenth as a state holiday. Some will consider adding the holiday to upcoming calendars, although one rural district has voted not to include any additional holidays in 2023.
Students, parents, teachers and librarians spoke both for and against the Canyon School District s recent decision to remove certain books from some of the district s high school libraries.