Prom is on at Utah schools this year with Test to Sway
School districts planning return of school dances
and last updated 2021-02-26 00:28:42-05
TAYLORSVILLE, Utah â School districts across the state are starting to hammer out their plans to host prom and other school events this spring. It s thanks to the new health order announced this week, that now allows some school activities to once again take place.
These plans include strict protocols and rules to follow, such as testing for Covid-19 and mask wearing. School districts are calling it, Test to Sway.
On Thursday evening, a group of Taylorsville High School students stood in line at Chick-fil-A just kitty corner from their school.
Studies have also shown a correlation between tobacco shops near schools and youth tobacco use, according to Braden Ainsworth, project director for the Health Department’s tobacco control and prevention.
So there has also been a push to make tobacco and vape shops move elsewhere. That effort, however, hasn’t gone as planned. Actually it has been such a disaster to the point that, as of now, it appears the shops will be able to stay put, and many have actually expanded their sales of vape products near schools.
If the state wants to force them to move, taxpayers might be on the hook for millions and millions of dollars to relocate them.
, The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting in-depth on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on education.
In classrooms across Utah, students are taking mindful minutes before tests and asking for 10-minute breaks so they can refocus. Elementary students are learning how to name their emotions during circle times in the mornings, while teens delve into relationship skills not just in health class, but also in advisory periods and even driver’s ed.
This type of curriculum, called social emotional learning, is being added and expanded at Utah schools this year, helping students understand and manage emotions, build positive relationships, make responsible decisions and show empathy for others.
After a statewide request put out by the Utah Department of Transportation to stay home until later in the day, students were still bused to school Wednesday morning on the snow packed roads.