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Parents, teachers and students urge Utah board to rescind language in Resolution 202601 that they say privileges religion
Summary
Dozens of public commenters told the board Resolution 202601 privileges religion in public schools and requested its rescission; speakers brought legal opinions, a petition of 455 signers and personal testimony about harms to nonreligious students.
Speakers during the public comment period asked the Utah State Board of Education to rescind Resolution 202601, which several commenters said suggests religious people are "the only people capable of sustaining a free nation." Public speakers presented a petition, a lawyerletter arguing the resolution is unconstitutional and personal testimony alleging that the language has harmed students.
Douglas Hendrickx and other teachers told the board they had circulated petitions and legal analysis and urged the board to remove or rewrite parts of the resolution that they said elevate religion above secular commitments in public-school settings. David Whitaker…
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