After being subpoenaed by Utah lawmakers, Alpine School District board members defended their process in potentially closing 5 elementary schools.
the board requested a districtwide boundary study to explore possibilities around restructuring or consolidating boundaries and evaluating school buildings for potential closure, Alpine School District spokesman David Stephenson said.notifying them that since the proposed bond failed, the district would be initiating a boundary study that could result in potential closures.
Essentially, the district said that the vote wasn't a final nail in the coffin of the five schools but, instead, a vote to move into the formal study process — denoted by the March 1 email specifically notifying parents who could be impacted.Monday's meeting revealed an apparent communication breakdown between committee members Bramble and Rep.
"Consequently, a subpoena to this meeting was unnecessary, given that an invitation to attend is sufficient," Hacken said. At that point, she said the question was whether the district needed to individually list all the schools that could be impacted — something the district did in the March 1 email to parents.
Hacken also pushed back against allegations made by parents and echoed by Brammer at last month's meeting that the district took actions to close the schools by reassigning school administrators and encouraging teachers to find employment elsewhere before a final vote was cast. "If you guys were to then make a motion to close certain schools on or after the 29th of June, you would still be within the scope of the law. Let's just make sure that's absolutely clear," said Sen. Jake Anderegg, R-Lehi.
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