TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — As a parent, when you send your children to school, you want them to be safe.
One Twin Falls father learned, however, that not only was his daughter attacked on campus but there was video evidence of the altercation.
One evening in mid-October, Leslie Montgomery said her daughter received a barrage of emails to her school email account. Montgomery said her daughter— a seventh grader at the Christian private school Greenleaf Friends Academy — had been the subject of bullying by fellow students since enrolling in the school last year.
Idaho high school students reported less bullying, cigarette smoking and sexual activity in the State Department of Education’s biannual youth risk behavior survey. But teens reported increased e-cigarette use, feelings of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts.
For many young adults, college is a time full of excitement and exploration. However, this time can also be challenging for students' mental health. For this reason it’s important to know the common warning signs of mental health issues and the resources that are available to students for help.
Any form of higher education can open doors to economic advancement. The Utah College Advising Corps is a program to help high school seniors navigate the path to education after high school. That could be a four-year degree from the University of Utah, a two-year degree from Salt Lake Community College or a certificate program for a trade from one of the state’s technical colleges.
LAYTON, Utah (KUTV) — Davis County grade schoolers bullied, and later apologized to, a classmate teased for wearing a traditional Tongan wrap on a field trip to see the Utah Symphony. Teachers and the boy’s mother said they were pleased with the way to incident was handled.
PRICE, Utah (KUTV) — A cell phone video shows a 14-year-old girl getting hit and assaulted in the parking lot of Carbon High School; her grandmother wants to bring awareness to the situation.
In an effort to improve campus safety, the University of Utah created a new website to stay current on the latest safety news and easily find important resources.
Efforts to test college students and staff for COVID-19 using rapid antigen tests reveal positivity rates on one Utah campus as low as 1%, but as high as 9% on another.