In January, the Park City School Board made changes to their enrollment policy for teachers. The school district claims that they were only ensuring that their policies matched the Utah State code. I continually hear from school officials “that nothing has changed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately, it seems something has changed. Teachers across the district are getting requests denied to allow their children to attend the same school where they teach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whether intended or not, our community is now seeing the impacts of this policy change. I am now aware of two people at Jeremy Ranch Elementary who are being forced to leave due to this policy. I won\u2019t name their names because that is their business, but I will tell you that kids like these individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know of others across the district who are likely to follow. In our comments section, a teacher’s partner wrote that their family had to move out of Park City due to high rental costs, and now they are fearing that their kids won’t be able to attend Park City schools. Can you imagine what pressure that is putting on their family?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Frankly, this whole thing is asinine. I don’t know if the district is really trying to sync up policy, don’t like teachers being at the same school as their children, are making a power play, or whether our schools don’t have room for a few more teachers’ children. Regardless of the reason, this is crazy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The school district needs to save face on this. What I HAVEN’T heard them say is, “we think we will retain and attract the best teachers if we ensure their children can attend the same school that they teach at.” They need to say that. Then they need to amend the policy to state it. It’s that simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If they don’t, we are learning that the district doesn’t want teachers’ children to attend the same school where they teach. Then next fall, when our children show up for school, and beloved Ms. Johnson or Mr. Baxter isn’t there, we’ll know why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Likewise, when the district “can’t find enough” teachers, again, we will know why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The School District and School Board made a mistake on this — for whatever reason. It can happen to all of us. But now they need to fix it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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