This photo shows the Utah State Capitol, Thursday, March 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City. Utah lawmakers are entering the final day of what has been a relatively quiet 45-day legislative session. By constitutional rule the Legislature must end its session Thursday, which often means the stroke of midnight. Lawmakers are wrapping up negotiations on a number of bills, including proposals to change the state's liquor and gun laws, and putting the finishing touches on a roughly $13 billion state budget. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
December 22, 2023 /Local News

Bill being drafted in Utah targets loophole that allows for student grooming

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill is being drafted that’s designed to stop high school teachers from grooming their students for sexual relationships. This bill started when one young woman in Utah tried to report her high school teacher after the two had a sexual relationship while she was a student. That young woman reportedly felt completely manipulated, even though nothing physically happened until she was a legal adult. Representative Matthew Gwynn will be tasked with drafting the bill.

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