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Alpine School Board gave parents a chance to express their grievances with school fees at their board meeting on March 9. COVID-19 has made it difficult for some parents to pay for school fees for their students, such as art supplies or gym uniforms. Other parents have long been frustrated with school fees, claiming that they have always been too expensive. (BYU Photo)
COVID-19 has made it difficult for some Utah County parents to pay for the school fees that are required for students to attend basic classes like gym, art and drama particularly when families have multiple children in public schools simultaneously.
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Alpine school board meeting on Feb. 23. Members of the school board discussed the school boundaries for two new elementary schools in the district.
Alpine School Board members unanimously approved new elementary school boundaries in Vineyard and fast-growing Saratoga Springs during a meeting Feb. 23.
The new boundaries take effect once the new schools open next fall.
The proposed and approved boundary for the new Saratoga Springs Elementary School.
The goals of assigning these new school boundaries were “keeping students in a reasonable proximity of their school, keeping communities together, and stabilizing enrollment over time,” said Alpine School District assistant superintendent John Patton.