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To: Utah Legislature
Protect Utah Teachers
This campaign has ended.
Senate Bill 157 dangerous to teachers and students. Teachers can now be sued by parents who have any complaint against a teacher including, but not limited to training and individual assignments. This is a shocking and disgusting assault on teachers. Utah’s children are the people who will bear the brunt of this bill. They will lose more than their education. This bill should not be passed.
Why is this important?
Teachers and public schools provide safe havens for many kids who don’t have anywhere else to go. They’ll lose meals. They’ll lose the only safe place they have to express themselves. Good teachers are the lifeline of a healthy society and democracy. Undermining, threatening and devaluing the work that they do will eliminate the chance for Utah students learn to critically think for themselves, participate in democracy, and engage meaningfully in their society. Subjecting Utah’s teachers to this bill will eliminate them.