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Witnesses urge more transparency and due‑process safeguards as board sometimes departs from UPAC recommendations
Summary
Current and former UPAC members and attorneys told the licensing committee that transparency gaps—particularly when the board changes UPAC recommendations—can harm educators’ due process; speakers proposed recording investigative interviews, better explanations when the board departs from UPAC, and confidential reporting options for educators.
Multiple invited speakers told the Utah State Board of Education licensing committee they are concerned about transparency at the stage when UPAC recommendations reach the board and when the board issues a different discipline outcome.
Cass Harshadt and other witnesses said UPAC panels deliberate at length, often reviewing investigative files closely, while board-level decisions can be brief and sometimes…
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