It’s official: 4 Salt Lake City elementary schools will close

The schools will permanently shut down, taking effect at the start of the next academic year.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A woman reacts as Salt Lake City School District board members vote 4-3 to close four campuses during a school board meeting at West High School in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.

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Michael Lee

| Jan. 9, 2024, 7:55 p.m.

| Updated: Jan. 10, 2024, 9:51 a.m.

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Michael LeeEducation Reporter

Michael is a K-12 education reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune, where he joined in April 2023. He is a graduate of both Ohio State University and Northwestern University, and has reported on education in the Midwest before joining The Tribune.