Category Archive For "Schools"
Park City School District Discrimination Documents
Earlier today we wrote about Park City School District discrimination against those with disabilities. We were just provided with permission to publish the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (DOE OCR) Findings Document and the Resolution Agreement between DOE OCR and Park City School District where the Park City School District admits its culpability and …
Discrimination in Park City Schools
What if the federal government found that a black student had been discriminated against by the Park City School District. Some days he wasn’t allowed to go to school. The school didn’t prevent other students from beating up the black student, because of his race. The black student wasn’t allowed to go on field trips. What …
Audio From Office Hours With Dr Conley (5/13/2016)
Below is the audio from the 5/13 “Office Hours with Dr Conley.” If you want the pure unedited version of the meeting, this is what you want. While I ABSOLUTELY LOVE Hugo Coffee… recording audio is not easy there. So, I’ve done the best that I can to adjust audio so it is generally audible. In …
They say “No Publicity is Bad Publicity”… I’m not sure the school district will agree
Hopefully you read Bubba Brown’s excellent article in the Park Record on the student who was discriminated against by the Park City School District. If you haven’t, I would recommend you do that now. The article basically talks about an investigation by the federal government that pointed to school district personnel discriminating against a kindergarten student …
Office Hours With School Superintendent Dr Conley (5/13/2016)
Each Friday, Park City School Superintendent Ember Conley meets with the public to discuss issues and answer questions. This week’s discussion focused on the school threat from May 3rd. I’ve tried to capture questions from the public and responses from district personnel below. Please forgive spelling mistakes and grammar issues as I tried to capture …
Office Hours With Dr Conley (5/6/2016)
Wow. If you wanted drama, you should have been at Office Hours With(out) Dr Conley this morning at Hugo Coffee. Each Friday, through the end of May, school district personnel are at Hugo Coffee to engage in conversation and answer questions. Today, School District Communications Specialist Molly Miller did an admirable job in the absence of School Board …
Social Media Erupts Over School District Handling of Threat to High School
In October 2015, the Park City School District received a threat directed at teachers and an Administrator at the High School. Last night at about 9:30 the school district sent an email about the issue to the media. Today, the community has erupted on social media. It’s not good. Here are a few examples of the …
Were School District Policies Followed With Regard to Students Making Threats That Impacted the Kearns Campus Today?
Late last night Park City School District Superintendent Dr Ember Conley issued a press release notifying the public that there were threats made (in October 2015) against the Kearns Campus that mentioned today’s date. This morning, in an interview with KPCW’s Leslie Thatcher, Dr. Conley said that it was Park City School District students who had made …
Threat Made Against Kearns Campus for Today (May 3rd)
We just received a release from the Park City School District citing a threat made about the Kearns Campus back in October, 2015 that mentioned today’s date (May 3, 2016). Therefore, you may see an increased police presence today. Both the district and police department are doing the right thing by being vigilant. Most likely this …
Office Hours With Ember Conley (4/30/2016)
The Park City School District Superintendent, Dr. Ember Conley, meets every Friday (through May 27) with citizens in an open, friendly environment at Hugo Coffee. No topic is off-limits. Each week, Dr Conley answers questions about what the Park City Schools are doing. Below, is a summary of last Friday’s discussion. Much of the session …
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