Local News Hour | April 24, 2026

About this episode

The episode discusses National Sexual Assault Awareness Month and a new federal grant for survivor support, along with a conversation about Utah's HB312 regarding religious education in public schools.

Peace House leaders and their partners highlight National Sexual Assault Awareness Month and discuss details of a new federal grant that aims to fill gaps in services and develop protocols to support survivors more effectively, and Patrick Elliott, the legal director for the Freedom From Religion Foundation discusses the state's HB312, which mandates teaching religious texts referenced in U.S. historical documents in Utah public schools.

People in this episode

Hosts: Leslie Thatcher, Roger Goldman

Guest: Patrick Elliott

Topics covered

• sexual assault awareness
• federal grant
• support for survivors
• education policy
• religious texts
• Utah public schools

Keywords

• sexual assault
• federal grant
• survivor support
• education
• Utah
• religious texts
• public schools

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Peace House, Freedom From Religion Foundation

Books & works: HB312

Places: Utah

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