August 11, 2026

Raise License Standards to Keep Criminals and Predators Out of Utah Classrooms

A recent rise of stories in the news about teachers sexually abusing students has many wondering why the Utah State Office of Education is lining up defense attorneys to protect bad-acting teachers rather than children.  Recently, Brianne L. Altice, 34, a teacher at Davis High School, was arrested on suspicion of having sex with one of […]

Email Doug Stephens. On his government email. “In a confidential way…”

“Utah could break the back of the teachers’ union,” a friend told me over lunch. “They could do it tomorrow, if [legislators] wanted to. All they would have to do is look into the corruption, fraud and waste in the school .” Well, now. That’s a bold statement. And it’s exactly the over-the-top type thing […]