Article: Sandy mulling over split to create school district

Seceding from large school districts is an idea that's picking up steam with several Utah cities. Sandy is joining the ranks of at least four other communities that have floated the idea of creating their own small school districts.

Recent legislation allowing cities to create their own districts is scheduled to be discussed today by the Legislature's Political Subdivisions Interim Committee.

Sandy officials say their city is crunching its own numbers on creating a new district, "just to see if it's feasible," said Trina Klingler, Sandy's communication manager. The south-valley suburb of 90,000 is part of Jordan School District, the largest district in

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