How we work
moms4all follows Brooke Stephens’s work and Utah’s school book removals through public records. Every finding links to the record it comes from, so you can check it yourself.
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Where the records come from
- Public meetings: school board and State Board of Education agendas, minutes and recordings.
- Law and rules: Utah Code, enacted bills and State Board rules, with the version cited.
- State audits: reports from the Office of the Legislative Auditor General.
- Records requests: documents released under Utah’s records law (GRAMA).
- Business and nonprofit filings: state registries in Utah and other states.
- Web pages: saved copies of public pages, with archive links where they exist.
- Court decisions: published opinions, labeled when they come from outside Utah.
How we save them
We save a dated copy of the records we cite, so a finding can still be checked if the original page changes or disappears. For each saved copy we also record a checksum, a digital fingerprint that changes if even one character of the file changes. That lets us show a copy has not been altered since we saved it.
We leave out private people’s home addresses, personal phone numbers, personal email addresses and children’s names.
What the labels mean
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Documented | A record supports the stated action or claim. |
| Corroborated | More than one source supports the finding. |
| Strongly supported | The records support this view, within stated limits. |
| Possible connection | A possible link that needs more evidence. |
| Unknown | The link has not yet been established. |
| Held | The source record is not linked yet, so the page holds back the finding. |
Who we name
People are named for what they did in a public role: filing challenges, running an organization, voting on a board, writing an official report. We leave out personal details that have nothing to do with that role.
How we use AI
This site is “made by humans, assisted by AI.” AI tools help us search large sets of records, transcribe recordings and check pages for errors. A person reads the original record before any finding is published, and quotes are checked against the source.
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