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Salt Lake City School District Says No Scouts Were Banned From School (Tribune)

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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 →

School Board Member Says Cub Scouts Should Be Allowed At Elementary School (KSL)

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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 →

Superintendent Issues Inconsistent Media Advisory on Cub Scout Issue

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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 →

School Boots Boy Scouts; Salt Lake School Board Member Files Federal Complaint (Tribune)

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Scouting » Citing federal law, Salt Lake City school board member Michael Clara wants rejected Cub Scouts to be allowed to meet at elementary school now. By Ray Parker | The Salt Lake Tribune First Published Mar 31 2013 01:01 am Salt Lake City School Board member Michael Clara has jumped into the gay membership controversy surrounding the Boy Scouts of America, filing a federal complaint against his district because a principal did not allow a … Continue reading →

Clara’s Right On Schools (Tribune)

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First Published Mar 21 2013 01:01 am • Last Updated Mar 21 2013 01:01 am As a former Salt Lake City School Board member who represented both the Avenues and the west side, I fully support Michael Clara’s controversial public stance to bring attention to the inequity facing west-side schools (“Salt Lake City board member blasted for calling teachers ineffective,” Tribune March 14). For a quarter of a century, if not more, low-income and minority … Continue reading →