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Lawmakers threaten funding cuts if Salt Lake City schools don’t reopen as promised

SB107 passed through committee with support from Republicans and some parents.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) In this file photo, Lah Hser, left, stands next to her son, Saw Sunday, and his two friends, Ehler Pweh and Poe Snay, as they sign up to for online classes at Clayton Middle School. The Salt Lake City School District is planning to reopen in person starting in February 2021. But if it doesn't follow through, the Legislature has threatened to cut funding with a bill passed in committee on Jan. 20, 2021.