VOL. 129 NO. 4 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 LIFE DAVISCLIPPER.COM Pilots land at 4 Opinion Skypark THE 12 Life for air 17 Sports mail DAVIS 20 Classifieds flight 23 Comics Clipper Get into the river STORY ON PAGE 6 ROGER V. TUTTLE 2 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 NEWS THE DAVIS CLIPPER MAN KILLED IN OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN BOUNTIFUL BOUNTIFUL — A 27-year-old Bountiful man is dead after a confrontation with police in front of Viewmont high Tuesday night. About 10:30 p.m. Sept. 15, Bountiful Police responded to a report of a suspicious male armed with a gun, a bow and arrow and a knife in front of the school, Bountiful Police Lt. Dave Edwards said in a statement. When officers arrived they located a male who immediately picked up a shotgun. The officers ordered the suspect to drop his weapon. He responded by asking the officers to shoot him, Edwards said. They repeatedly tried to deescalate the situation but when the suspect raised and fired the shotgun officers fired, striking the suspect. Efforts by officers and medical TOM HARALDSEN POLICE RESPONDED TO A CALL ABOUT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY in front of Viewmont High on Tuesday night. personnel to resuscitate the man were unsuccessful and the suspect gating the incident. Footage from a Viewmont High had a two-hour initial investigation of the scene to died at the scene. No officers were body worn camera was provided to delay in start time to allow for the take place. injured, said Edwards. investigators. The officers involved The suspect’s name had not been have been placed on paid adminis- released as of press time. trative leave per department policy, The Davis County Critical pending the results of the investiga- Incident Protocol Team is investi- tion, Edwards said. THE DAVIS CLIPPER NEWS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 3 Board approves move to four-day week by Becky GINOS The two-phase plan starts with all schools on [email protected] the four-day week, said Zurbuchen. “Phase two would be back to full traditional. It’s a simpler plan FARMINGTON — Three weeks into school and the fastest route to a traditional schedule. on a hybrid schedule, the Davis District Board Families would all be on the same schedule.” of Education voted Tuesday night to switch to a The challenge is physical distancing, he said. four-day in person week beginning Sept. 28 for “That’s a reality we’re going to have to accept. It’s elementaries and Oct. 5 for secondary schools. a risk we have to be willing to take to get back to The board made the decision after close to normal. We do believe from what we’ve learned in two hours of discussion during their workshop 13 days is there are more infections from commu- where Superintendent Reid Newey and Assistant nity spread rather than student to student spread.” Superintendent John Zurbuchen gave a presenta- Some board members expressed concern tion on phased plans for the board to consider. for teacher safety and availability of PPE. “We “On Aug. 6 the board reaffirmed support for S UPERINTENDENT REID NEWEY have on hand face shields, masks and gloves if the hybrid model,” said Newey. “We said we would (RIGHT) talks with Davis County needed,” said Business Administrator & Assistant report to the board when we thought we could Health Department Director Superintendent Craig Carter. “Probably the only move the schedule to more face-to-face in person Brian Hatch after the meeting. thing we’d need to order is Plexiglass.” learning. We recognize the exemplary efforts of our BECKY GINOS Assistant Superintendent Dr. Logan Toone told teachers and families. It’s been a heavy lift.” Secondary schools would remain on the hybrid the board they could be ready to switch by Sept. 28. “Foremost the health and safety of our staff and schedule. Phase two would have elementaries back “We could probably have everybody back by Sept. 28 students is still a priority,” said Zurbuchen. “Our to five days and secondary would move to four days with some strings,” he said. “We can muscle through intension has been to use the hybrid model as a Monday through Friday with remote learning on it but it won’t be comfortable. Nothing is comfort- bridge to a normal schedule. Now, three weeks into Friday. The third phase would be everyone back to a able about doing school during a pandemic.” school the initial data for our district is small but it normal five-day schedule. Ultimately, the board accepted the phase two aids in the discussion of a phased approach.” “This plan would help us be able to keep social plan with the modification of having elementaries Zurbuchen outlined three options for the board distancing in the secondary schools where that is switch back Sept. 28 and secondary schools on Oct. to consider. The first was to remain on the hybrid more of a problem,” he said. “The challenge is there 5 to give administration more time to change class schedule of two in person learning days with three are families right on the cusp where they have two schedules, etc. remote. The second was a three-phased plan calling kids in different schools with their elementary Phase two of the plan targets a return to a tradi- for elementaries to have four days in class Monday student going four days and their secondary tional five-day a week schedule at the beginning of through Thursday and a remote day on Friday. student on hybrid.” second semester on Jan. 20, 2021. 4 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 NEWS THE DAVIS CLIPPER THE DAVIS OPINI N Thought of the Week Clipper from the desk of R. Gail Stahle, publisher AI DM NISTRATION “An optimist is the human R . Gail Stahle What I’d do if I won a lottery personification of spring.” P UBLISHER [email protected] The opinions stated in this article are homes. The fourth child would » Susan J. 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