As Salt Lake City School District considers a hypothetical $600 million bond to rebuild Highland and West High Schools, the Glendale and Poplar Grove neighborhoods would like SLC taxpayers to consider making it a $900 million bond. Host Ali Vallarta asks longtime Glendale advocate and former SLC School District employee Jenny Mayer-Glenn why Glendale needs a high school and what lengths parents will go to to build one.

Resources and references:

Read the letter Glendale parents, students, and community members sent to the SLC School District in 2020.
Four Schools To Close, Legislative Guide, and 24 Hours to Shovel [City Cast Salt Lake]

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The Case for (and Against) Glendale High School