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All Davis County schools getting AEDs

Sunday, January 13th, 2013, 10:18pm

FARMINGTON, Utah – The Davis County School District is improving the safety of their students by installing new automated external defibrillators.

Utah State University’s shooting guard knows first-hand how helpful those AEDs are. He collapsed in practice just over a month ago when his heart stopped. But the presence of an AED and a prepared coach saved his life.

And now thanks to a $300,000 federal stimulus fund, those life-saving devices are being placed in every Davis County school. The district offers training on the devices to certain teachers and staff members at the beginning of the year.

But the defibrillators are just the first step for the district. They say they’ll be providing AEDs to all athletic directors in district high schools so they’re available at practice and on the field at games.

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Davis SD lunch program receives D+

Submitted by Brittany Green-Miner, Fox 13 Web Content Producer

Thursday, October 18th, 2012, 7:16pm

FARMINGTON, Utah - The Davis County School District is ranked as having one of the unhealthiest lunch programs in the country.

The district received a D+ this year, falling from a C+ in 2007, as reported by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

Schools earning poor grades for their lunch menus typically offer students choices like chicken-fried steak fingers, breaded catfish, pork nuggets and other high-cholesterol foods.

The Committee says districts getting good grades offer vegetarian chili with cornbread, black bean burgers, baked sweet potatoes and cinnamon apple slices.

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ACLU raises concerns about Davis School District’s book restrictions

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Wednesday, June 13th, 2012, 8:24am

ACLU raises concerns about Davis School District’s book restrictions

FARMINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah has fired off a letter to the Davis School District, seeking to intervene in the controversy surrounding an elementary school that pulled a book about lesbian parents from its shelves.

The district removed “Our Mothers’ House” by Patricia Polacco from the shelves at Windridge Elementary after a group of parents signed a petition demanding it be banned. It is only available now via a permission slip from parents. The Davis School District claims the book, about children raised with two mothers, may run afoul of Utah sex education laws which prohibit advocacy of homosexuality.

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School district restricts access to book about same-sex marriage

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Thursday, May 31st, 2012, 7:17pm

KAYSVILLE, Utah — When a boy in kindergarten at Windridge Elementary School chose a library book called “In Our Mothers’ House,” he had no idea he was kindling a protest about the appropriateness of gay content in books for children.

The student’s mother objected, saying the book’s portrayal of lesbian parents had themes that shouldn’t be available to children without their parents’ consent.

That parent took a petition signed by 25 parents to a board of librarians with the Davis County School District. They decided to take the book off the shelves in all district elementary schools and to have libraries file the book behind the librarian’s desk.

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Davis Area CVB Promotes 'Tourism in your own Backyard' for all Davis County elementary students.

Submitted by David Wells, Senior Web Producer

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012, 11:28am

In 2005 the Davis Area CVB began a campaign “Have a Summer of Fun in Davis County” to help educate elementary students about tourism in Davis County by sending home over 35,000 flyers to every student at the end of the school year. The flyers list attractions, main events and cultural arts for students to visit through out the summer.

In 2006 a contest was added to encourage visitation and participation. All children that visited each of the venues received a validation stamp, brought in their flyer to the Davis Area CVB and received a Cool Prize. Their name was then entered into a Grand Prize Drawing to be eligible to win one of four Grand Prizes, a Lagoon Season Pass or a Cherry Hill Season Pass.

The campaign and contest have had a great response over the years not only from the kids but from the parents as well. This year the Davis Area CVB will be distributing over 43,000 flyers to the school district as well as the Davis County charter schools.

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Service a core value at academy

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Thursday, April 26th, 2012, 10:59am

Service is a core value taught at Layton Christian Academy. Students are encouraged to go out and help the community through various school sponsored project or on their own initiative.

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