BOARD VICE PRESIDENT HEATHER BENNETT is conducting the meeting and admits that the Board has been violating Utah’s Open meeting Act. BM 040913 MIN0305 Audio starts at about time index 1:20 This recording is the April 9, 2013, School Board Meeting discussing the March 5, 2013, Minute Meetings. The Part of the minutes that we are talking about is what was captured in the 03-05-13 meeting: I am asking that Policy … Continue reading
Federal complaint » Board member Michael Clara says pack was denied equal access. By Sheena McFarland| The Salt Lake Tribune First Published Apr 03 2013 06:45 The Salt Lake City School District is firing back against a federal complaint stating it denied a Cub Scout pack permission to meet at one of its elementary schools. School Board Member Michael Clara on March 29 filed the complaint with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights after two … Continue reading
Audio: Mary Richards Reporting SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake school board member said he had to act after hearing that the Cub Scouts aren’t meeting at Mountain View Elementary school any more. Michael Clara has sent a complaint to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, claiming the principal is acting inappropriately in not letting the Scouts meet there this year. It appears principal James Martin wants to wait until after the … Continue reading
The Superintendent initially stated that the Cub Scout’s ability to return to the school hinged on the outcome of the BSA’s policy change announcement in May. (See 03/31/13 & 04/01/13 quotes below). He is now saying that the Cub Scouts can be at the school, they will just have to pay the rental fee. Which is consistent with what the Principal, Scout Executive, and Superintendent advised me on March 19, 2013. The basis of my … Continue reading
PDF Link of Entire Letter TEXT OF LETTER: 26 March 2013 DELIVERED VIA CERTIFIED MAIL: 7011 2970 0000 0196 3228 Mr. J. Aaron Romine, Regional Director U.S. Department of Education, Office For Civil Rights Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310 Denver, CO 80204-3582 Re: Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act Dear Mr. Romine, I was recently elected to serve on the Salt Lake City Board of Education. … Continue reading
Education » Response to Michael Clara’s complaint has centered on its wording, rather than the district’s data on west-side teachers. By Ray Parker| The Salt Lake Tribune March 14, 2013 Link To Article Salt Lake City School Board member Michael Clara’s federal complaint about ineffective and inexperienced teachers in west-side schools has sparked outrage — not about the issues he raises, but about his word choice. … Continue reading