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After backlash over a vote to close a Utah elementary school, a lawmaker wants districts to give parents more notice before shutdowns

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cesar Reyes and his wife Carmen Ramirez express their dismay at the closure announcement of Oquirrh Hills Elementary in Kearns where their children Julio, 7, and Gabriela Reyes, 10, attend school. The Granite School District Board of Education held a public hearing on Jan. 8, 2019, at the Granite Education Center in Salt Lake City where they decided to close the school due poor performance since 2015.