In the courthouse and in the statehouse, two fights were underway Tuesday to have the Salt Lake City School District open up its schools to in-person learning. Late Tuesday, the district voted to send middle and high school students back to classrooms 2 days a week.
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Students and parents rallied outside East High School last month, urging the Salt Lake City School District to reopen schools.
Following a more than six hour meeting Tuesday night, the Salt Lake City School Board voted to bring middle and high school students back to the classroom. The plan, though, does not yet have a specific date set and is contingent on when teachers and school staff are able to receive two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The district had been the only one in the state to remain fully online through the 2020-2021 school year, but has faced mounting pressure from parents and state officials to reopen schools.