Woods Cross Astroturf Football Field

Why many parents believe the district created boundaries to support athletics:

1. The only program of concern at the August 1st Board meeting was Bountiful High athletics (see athletic classification).
2. Despite numerous requests, the district has not or cannot support their claim that academic programs are at risk. Academic research does not support the district’s claim. Current class offerings do not support their claim.
3. When parents asked if financial contributions to Woods Cross were behind the Staff Plan, the district reported on Nov. 14 and again on Nov. 27th that no significant contributions existed. But on Dec. 7th the Clipper reported the same spokesman saying that the artificial turf at Woods Cross High was “a private donation”. The Clipper also reported on January 4th that Todd Cusick when asked if he negotiated boundaries as part of his donation stated “such a thing is just not worth discussing”. On August 16th the Clipper reported that Todd Cusick donated nearly $750,000 for the field. The financial dealings of the district should be a matter of public record, but the Board Minutes make no mention of a donor for the million dollar field that was installed last summer. The district’s response to the government information request failed to report any such contribution. It is possible, we suppose, that the donation has not yet been paid. If so what are they waiting for?
4. Ninety students applied for a variance to BHS this year, seventy requests were rejected. Given that Bountiful High is 172 students under capacity, protection of WXHS athletics is the only plausible explanation for those rejections (download audio: Dec 5 Board Meeting - 6 Mb).
5. Newsweek lists Bountiful, Woods Cross, Viewmont and Davis among the top US High Schools based on college readiness (Clearly, neither the District’s smallest or largest high schools are suffering academically).