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Utah House approves bill ordering audits, reporting for school digital databases amid debate over explicit content
Summary
The House passed HB 473 after a heated debate that split lawmakers over whether statewide educational databases contain explicit material; the bill requires clearer vendor reporting and gives parents avenues to report problematic digital content.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House on March 3 approved first substitute House Bill 473, a measure that directs state education contractors and vendors to improve reporting and response procedures for digital instructional materials and gives parents a clearer process to notify officials if they find content they consider inappropriate.
Sponsor Representative Karianne Peck said the bill responds to what she described as a “bait and switch” in which curated educational databases have contained material she says is unsuitable for children. “If I go to the bakery and I order eclairs for a party ... and when they bring the box to my house, they've brought me a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I'm going to be a…
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