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Senate advances bill letting districts withhold official grade reports to recover school property damages
Summary
The Senate placed Senate Bill 38 on the third-reading calendar after sponsors said the bill lets school districts withhold an official written grade report until a student (or parent/guardian) pays for willful loss or damage; the bill includes alternatives, such as voluntary work, where families cannot pay.
Senate Bill 38, a measure to let school districts withhold an official written grade report when a student is financially responsible for lost or willfully damaged school property, advanced in the Utah Senate and was placed on the third-reading calendar. The measure, introduced in the education committee and presented to the chamber with a committee amendment, drew backing from the bill sponsor and the committee chair.
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