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Students, parents and district officials debate Turning Point USA access at Fremont High
Summary
Students and parents told the Utah State Board of Education they had been denied school access for Turning Point USA chapters at multiple high schools; school district counsel and a board legal adviser summarized the district’s view that equal‑access rules and the Equal Access Act apply.
Students and parents from several high schools urged the Utah State Board of Education on Sept. 18 to clarify how districts apply rules that distinguish curricular and non‑curricular student groups, after Turning Point USA chapters at Fremont High and others said they were denied activities other clubs receive. Brigham Stander, president of the Turning Point USA chapter at Fremont High School, told the board his club was denied club‑rush participation, parades and yearbook inclusion even though other non‑curricular groups received those outlets. “We were told it made the school look bad,” he said. His father, Braden Stander, described…
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