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Article: Will W. Jordan form school district?
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- March 18, 2007
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WEST JORDAN -- West Jordan is preparing for an east-side exodus
from the Jordan School District by making plans for its own school
district.
The West Jordan City Council has OK'd plans to move forward with
a feasibility study to examine the pros and cons of creating a new
school district within the city's boundaries. The City Council has
directed staff to prepare a request for proposals for the study,
which likely will get under way in May.
Mayor David Newton said West Jordan is only considering the split
because east-side Salt Lake County cities are primed to break away
from the Jordan School District.
"We would not do it if the east-side cities weren't so intent on
pulling out," Newton ...