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Hello Iowa City! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What we know about the fatal School of the Wild field trip
  • How could $14 million in cuts reshape Iowa City schools?
  • How Iowa City schools are responding after the Lake MacBride tragedy

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Morning sprinkles; cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cloudy, showers around; cool, temps: high: 63, low: 56.
  • Sunday: Cloudy with a shower in spots, with a high of 68 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Fifth Grade Teacher And Student Die During Nature Reserve Field Trip (iheart.com) — A Borlaug Elementary teacher and student died during a School of the Wild field trip at the Macbride Nature Recreation Area near Iowa City, prompting the district to cancel all such trips and the University of Iowa to suspend the program. Iowa City Community School District is offering counseling, while investigators continue examining how the pair ended up in the Coralville Reservoir.
   

2. Iowa City School District aims to cut nearly $14 million by next year (kcrg.com) — Iowa City's school district is preparing to cut nearly $14 million, a move that could mean closing or consolidating elementary schools and other district buildings. Board members have hired a consulting firm and will hold multiple public input sessions before making final decisions by mid-February, with changes taking effect next school year.
   

3. Field Trips Canceled After 5th Grade Teacher and Student Drown in Lake (people.com) — Iowa City Community School District has halted all School of the Wild field trips after a Borlaug Elementary teacher and student drowned during an outing at Lake MacBride State Park. Counselors and extra support staff are being offered to help students and employees process the loss, while officials review the tragedy and await more details from investigators.
   

4. Photo Gallery: Ahmed Osman Vigil (thegazette.com) — Hundreds of Iowa City residents and members of the Sudanese community gathered at the Pheasant Ridge Neighborhood Center to honor fifth-grader Ahmed Osman after his drowning during a Borlaug Elementary field trip. Speakers remembered Ahmed's love of soccer and school, and praised teacher Hannah Jorgensen as a hero for trying to save him, offering the Osman family heartfelt support.
   

5. Iowa teacher, 10-year-old student die during fifth grade school field trip at Lake Macbride State Park (foxnews.com) — An Iowa City fifth-grader from Borlaug Elementary and his teacher died during a School of the Wild field trip at Lake Macbride State Park, prompting deep grief across the Iowa City Community School District. Authorities recovered both victims from the Coralville Reservoir area, and the district has brought in counselors while state leaders and local schools share condolences and memories of the pair.
   

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