Investigation into worker who tossed school lunches sparks policy changes By Colby Frazier @colbyfrazierlp When 17 students at Uintah Elementary School had their school lunches tossed into the trash in January, it brought national television outlets to the school’s front door and also prompted a criminal investigation to look into sweeping accounting discrepancies by the lunchroom manager. The criminal probe—known to Salt Lake City School District officials, but not made public until this week—shows that Shirley Canham, … Continue reading →

As Alice once said about Wonderland, the case of the Uintah School lunch manager and the trashing of children’s lunches in January is getting “curiouser and curiouser.” Amid suspicions by some parents that a recent report blaming then-Uintah nutrition manager Shirley Canham was a whitewash absolving Salt Lake City School District officials, one school board member has been pressing for answers. Now, he says, district brass are investigating him. Michael Clara, who represents the west … Continue reading →