At the Turn of the Century Local City School Board Members represented local area referred to as Municipal Wards:Utah Code 1953

In 1953 The area was referred to as a Precinct if you represented a county school board: 1953 County School Board

In 1953 The definition for a Precinct and District are the reverse of how we define them in 2013: 1953 Definition of Precinct & District

In 1994 HB 84 Changed the word Precinct to District: HB 84 (1994)

In 2013 The definition for a Precinct is: Utah Code 20A-5-303

Current Law states that Local School Board Members represent DISTRICTS not PRECINCTS: Utah Code 20A-14-201

For some odd reason, school districts in Utah did not change with the law. My concern is with the Salt Lake City School District. It’s one thing not to change. But then it is pointed out that it is causing confusion among voters. Let’s follow the law and stop the confusion. The reply from the Board Vice President Heather Bennett is “all the other districts use Precinct”. That mind-set is frightening because it explains why the educational outcome of students will never change. We keep doing the same things over again -WHY? Because that is the way everyone else is doing it. But if everyone else is wrong, why don’t we change? NOPE, we do it this way because that is how everyone else is doing it. (See Board Meeting Discussions on 01/08/2013 & 01/22/2013)