A ‘microschool’ could be your new neighbor with this Utah bill. What are they, and why are lawmakers pushing to expand them?

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A tiny school called a “microschool” could soon become your next-door neighbor under a newly proposed bill that would allow them to be established nearly anywhere in Utah, granting them the same zoning privileges as charter and private schools.

A ‘microschool’ could be your new neighbor with this Utah bill. What are they, and why are lawmakers pushing to expand them? Students attend class at Acton Academy St. George, a "microschool" in St. George, Utah. Microschools could become easier to open under a newly proposed bill that would allow them to be established nearly anywhere in Utah

during a Feb. 6 Senate floor hearing. “As this movement is growing across the state and across the country, it’s important to provide cities some guidance.” The outside of Acton Academy St. George, a microschool in St. George, Utah. The school was established inside a house, one of its co-founders said.

Unlike traditional schools, which cannot be located next to stores selling alcohol or tobacco, the bill doesn’t impose those restrictions on microschools, which caused concern among some lawmakers. Riebe argued that instead of loosening regulations for microschools, the state should tighten them. She cited the child abuse case involving Utah parenting influencer, who were arrested in August after two of Franke’s children, who were not enrolled in a traditional school, were found malnourished at Hildebrant’s Ivins home.as a parenting advice video-blogger after she launched a YouTube channel in 2015 called “8 Passengers.

He noted that due to this lack of definition in current zoning laws, establishing them can be costly, with some cities mandating compliance with building regulations intended for significantly larger, traditional schools., said it was difficult to find a location for his microschool. After securing a house in St. George, he invested roughly $500,000 of his own money to bring it up to code.

 

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