Letter: School board made the right decision
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) An empty classroom at Bonneville Elementary School, on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020.
By William Gray | The Public Forum
| Dec. 24, 2020, 1:00 p.m.
Utah values continue to be illustrated in response to the current pandemic. Not the values that Gov. Gary Herbert fantasizes about, but the actual values as demonstrated. The Salt Lake Tribune recently highlighted two examples.
First, a group of parents filed a lawsuit against the Salt Lake City School District to ask a court to order in-person schooling. I haven’t seen the lawsuit, but from the context it appears the demand is made for all schools and all grades.
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Dark Skies Ripe For Jupiter And Saturn Viewing
Monday marked a historic event in the cosmos the first time in 800 years that Saturn and Jupiter aligned in the night sky. And for this unique moment in the universe, Utahns may have a better view than most due to its dark skies. Any Utahn with a clear view of the horizon should be able to take advantage of the state’s skies to watch the event, according to Rodger Fry, director of the Salt Lake Astronomical Society’s observatory at Stansbury Park. All you have to do is look to the southwest after sunset between 5:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. roughly 25 degrees above the horizon.
Letter: Salt Lake City teachers deserve a bonus
(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) An empty classroom at Glendale Middle School in Salt Lake City on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020.
By Ryan D. Curtis | The Public Forum
| Dec. 22, 2020, 2:11 p.m.
The Utah Legislature’s decision to exclude Salt Lake City School District teachers from receiving a $1,500 COVID bonus unless the district returns to in-person instruction by the start of the 2021 legislative session (Jan. 19) is punitive and demoralizing to teachers.
First, the decision to remain online was made by the school board, and teachers should not be penalized for this. Second, and most importantly, online instruction is just as taxing for teachers (if not more) as in-person instruction, and they should be rewarded for their service during an extraordinarily difficult time. Please contact your legislators and urge them to fix this.
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K-12 employees can start getting vaccinated in January. These are some common questions and answers about the process.
(Courtesy University of Utah Health) University of Utah Health unboxes their COVID-19 vaccines, prep the doses, and giving vaccinations to front-line health care workers on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.
| Dec. 22, 2020, 1:00 p.m.
The announcement by Gov. Gary Herbert earlier this month was met with cheers and sighs of relief from many in the education community. Teachers have come into the classroom each day, continuing to instruct during the pandemic despite worrying about the virus spreading. And more than 2,300 have been infected this fall with schools open (a rate much higher than among students).
Salt Lake City middle and high school students could be back to in-person learning by February
If proposed plan is approved through the Salt Lake City School Board
Salt Lake City middle and high school students could be back to in-person learning by February
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SALT LAKE CITY â Salt Lake City School District Superintendent Larry Madden said vaccine availability for teachers was a leading factor in striking Based on the information we got this week about vaccines and the opportunity for our teachers to be vaccinated, that was kind of the compelling information in coming up with this proposal, Madden said.