If there was a silver lining to last year s 5.7 magnitude earthquake, it s that in-person learning had been suspended in schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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If there was a silver lining to 5.7 magnitude earthquake that rocked the Wasatch Front on March 18, 2020, it’s that in-person learning had been suspended in schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving buildings empty so that no injuries occurred.
But the quake had significant financial impacts, especially where older schools had not been modified to survive a significant temblor.
The earthquake caused substantial damage to West Lake STEM Junior High in West Valley City, which was later deemed “a complete loss,” according to the March 2021 Wasatch Front Unreinforced Masonry Reduction Strategy report. The Granite Board of Education recently accepted a $37.4 million insurance settlement to repair the school.
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SALT LAKE CITY Attorneys representing a dozen parents whose children are enrolled in the Salt Lake City School District are seeking a preliminary injunction to require the district to open its schools.
The motion, filed in 3rd District Court on Thursday, “is about fundamental rights,” said plaintiffs’ attorney Ryan Bell in a statement.
“The motion filed with the court makes it perfectly clear that the Utah Constitution does not tolerate giving some people fundamental rights while denying others those rights, based only on where they live,” he said.
Earlier this week, the group of parents filed a civil rights lawsuit, seeking their children’s return to in-person learning.