Draper ⢠Common Core, Gary Thompson said Wednesday, is âeducational malpractice,â forcing an âagenda-based police systemâ on schools. The standards are developmentally inappropriate, the state school board candidate said, and have generated extreme anxiety and depression in Utah children. âThis is an ethical issue,â Thompson said. âIf Iâm elected, I will ensure that any aspects of this philosophy are not put on our children to cause them harm.â Likewise, he said, the SAGE test â which measures... <iframe src="http://www.sltrib.com/csp/mediapool/sites/sltrib/pages/garss.csp" height="1" width="1" > </frame>