Education

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Bible and the Book of Mormon sit on a shelf at a Draper facility in April 2004. A parent is challenging whether the Bible is appropriate for school libraries in Davis School District.

A Utah parent says the Bible contains porn and should be removed from school libraries. Here’s their full challenge.

By Courtney Tanner | March 23, 2023, 3:48 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Greg Noel, a Utah State University graduate, talks about his case on March 15, 2023. Noel has filed a lawsuit alleging he was discriminated against during his time at Utah State.

A Black USU grad is suing after he says his professor drew a ‘coon caricature’ of him and the school did little to investigate

By Courtney Tanner | March 20, 2023, 9:40 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Apostle Jeffrey R. Holland speaks at General Conference on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. Thousands have signed an online petition opposing his scheduled appearance at Southern Utah University's commencement in April.

Thousands oppose an LDS Church apostle’s commencement speech at SUU because of his anti-gay statements

By Scott D. Pierce | Paighten Harkins | March 18, 2023, 10:48 p.m.

(ESPN) EPSN is releasing a documentary titled "LISTEN," about slain University of Utah student athlete Lauren McCluskey.

New ESPN documentary revisits Lauren McCluskey’s murder and the failures that led up to it

By Courtney Tanner | March 15, 2023, 11:50 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune and courtesy photo Lento Law Group) A former Westminster student and soccer player, Naomi Kehl, is now suing the school for harassment she says she faced on the team and from the coach with a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.

Utah college soccer player sues after being asked sexual questions in ‘initiation ritual’

By Courtney Tanner | March 11, 2023, 1:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The aging Medical Plaza Towers at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022.

After grad students speak out, U. offers concessions to those losing their housing

By Sofia Jeremias | March 9, 2023, 1:00 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) "They offered me nothing, " said Marissa Root on Dec. 13, 2021 about the lack of resources and assistance she said she received from Utah Valley University and the University of Utah's Title IX offices after she reported her sexual assault in 2019. A judge ruled on Friday, March 3, 2023, that UVU didn't have to provide resources because the alleged attacker did not go to the school and the assault did not happen on campus.

Why a judge ruled that Utah Valley University didn’t have to help a sex assault victim

By Courtney Tanner | March 8, 2023, 11:52 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Blair Barfuss, former Utah State University police chief, speaks during a campus safety conference at the University of Utah on Thursday, March 2, 2023.

Solving a marijuana mystery at Utah State University with data

By Courtney Tanner | March 7, 2023, 6:08 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jill McCluskey speaks about the improvements to better support victims of domestic violence on campus during the University of Utah's campus safety conference, Mar. 2, 2023. McCluskey's daughter, Lauren McCluskey, a 21-year-old track athlete, was killed in October 2018 outside her dorm room by a man she had briefly dated.

Here’s what Lauren McCluskey’s mom still thinks the University of Utah needs to improve

By Courtney Tanner | March 3, 2023, 7:57 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Louise Bitner visits with her students, on her last day as a teacher at Dilworth Elementary School, on Friday, June 3, 2022. State lawmakers have moved to get rid of letter grades that are currently assigned to every public school in the state each year.

Utah lawmakers have killed school grades. What does that mean for your school?

By Courtney Tanner | March 3, 2023, 1:11 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Senator John D. Johnson pictured on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022.

Republican lawmaker pulls his ‘too harsh’ bill to eliminate diversity offices at Utah universities

By Courtney Tanner | February 27, 2023, 10:54 p.m.

(Mark Eddington | The Salt Lake Tribune) Washington County School District offices in St. George are shown on Feb. 22, 2023. The district says teachers should not use sick time for a break from classroom stress.

A Utah school district is warning teachers they can’t use sick time for a mental health break

By Courtney Tanner | February 27, 2023, 1:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A Utah resident waives pride flags on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Rep. Jeff Stenquist, R-Draper, made updates to his bill on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, making the measure no longer a "Don't Say Gay" proposal for Utah classrooms.

No longer a ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill: Utah lawmaker updates proposal after LGBTQ community raises concerns

By Courtney Tanner | March 9, 2023, 5:33 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Sandra Hollins, D-Salt Lake City, speaks on Friday, March 4, 2022. Hollins spoke out on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, about her colleagues' attacks on diversity and equity efforts in the state.

Utah’s only Black lawmaker speaks out against colleagues’ attacks on diversity efforts

By Courtney Tanner | February 25, 2023, 1:22 a.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Pride flag waves at a Utah home on Feb. 12, 2022. A state lawmakers published a bill on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, that would prohibit some elementary classroom discussions of gender identity and sexual orientation.

Utah lawmaker proposes state version of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

By Courtney Tanner | February 23, 2023, 11:34 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mindy Vincent on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Vincent lost her sister, Maline Hairup, pictured, to a heroin overdose in 2014. She's fighting against a new Utah bill, SB254, that would have also taken away her brother, to jail, for providing the drugs.

A bill would create a new felony-level charge in Utah called a ‘drug-induced homicide’

By Courtney Tanner | March 9, 2023, 5:34 p.m.

(Dong family) Pictured is Zhifan Dong, a student at the University of Utah, at Salt Lake City's City Creek Mall. She was killed on Feb. 11, 2022 in a Salt Lake City motel. Her boyfriend has been charged in her slaying.

University of Utah to pay millions after the death of international student Zhifan Dong as lawmakers give final approval to the settlement

By Courtney Tanner | March 2, 2023, 8:34 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) North Layton Junior High students, from left, Madelyn Magana, Braedyn Martinez and Jonnathan Chavarria, cut paper circles on Oct. 6, 2022. State lawmakers are looking to get rid of letter grades that are currently assigned to every public school in the state each year.

‘Long overdue’: Utah lawmakers push to end school grading

By Courtney Tanner | February 16, 2023, 8:51 p.m.

A screenshot from a video obtained by The Tribune shows Roy High School students barking at a Hunter High player during a boys basketball game in January 2023. The sounds stemmed from a game last year in which players on Hunter were called "dog eaters," a racially-charged epithet toward people of Asian descent.

Utah students face discipline after racist barking during basketball game

By Courtney Tanner | February 15, 2023, 1:02 p.m.

(Michelle Deininger | KPCW) Ecker Hill Middle School.

After multiple reported incidents of racist student behavior, a Park City middle school principal pens a letter to parents

By Parker Malatesta | KPCW | February 10, 2023, 6:21 p.m.