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Book of Mormon review request in Davis School District stems from violence

FARMINGTON — The request that Davis School District officials review the Book of Mormon and possibly pull it from school libraries in the district stems from violence in its pages. Someone associated with Kaysville Junior High in Kaysville asked district officials on June 2 to review the ...

Davis School District head asks for patience as Bible issue simmers

FARMINGTON — As the controversy over the removal of the Bible from some Davis School District schools simmers, Superintendent Dan Linford has been approached by some wondering why he hasn't intervened to make sure the religious book stays at all schools. However, he's going to let the ...

Davis School District officials to now review Book of Mormon’s suitability

FARMINGTON — First, the Bible was pulled from library shelves in Davis School District junior high and elementary schools. Now, the Book of Mormon — holy scripture to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — is in the crosshairs, the target of a review request from ...

Ogden, Weber school districts to get more than $1M in Juul vaping case

OGDEN — The Ogden and Weber school districts stand to receive more than $1 million between them as part of the $555 million to go to school systems around the country per a proposed court settlement with Juul Labs, the vaping firm. Ogden School District would get a gross total of $313,442, ...

WSU Arts/Science in the Parks programs return with scaled-down schedule

OGDEN — Enthusiasm is growing for Weber State University's Arts in the Parks and Science in the Parks programs in spite of a reduced schedule in 2023, organizers say. Each program will include three weeks of hands-on learning for kids in the arts and sciences across various parks. Amanda ...

Davis School District removes Bible from junior high, elementary schools

FARMINGTON — Per the decision of a Davis School District book review committee on whether the Bible is a suitable book in schools, it won't be allowed in junior high or elementary schools. It will be retained only at high schools, not at facilities with younger students, "based on age ...

Davis School District officials say Bible can stay, at least for now

FARMINGTON — The Bible can stay on some Davis School District bookshelves, at least for now. A special committee tasked with reviewing books to decide if they should be pulled from shelves because of sexual content in their pages determined last week that the religious book can stay, ...

WSD tiny house program donates dwelling to homelessness village

A local initiative to help students learn construction techniques will now start to help combatting homelessness in the region. For three years, the Weber School District has offered its high school students from across the system the opportunity to build tiny homes. Rod Belnap, director of ...

Wasatch Elementary briefly secured amid neighborhood incident

OGDEN — An incident near a local school briefly enacted an elementary school's security protocol Friday. Parents of students at Wasatch Elementary School were sent a brief notice around 11 a.m. that a security situation had been resolved and that dismissal would still happen on time at 12:30 ...