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Show Report remains sealed despite board's request to district court board. "We were very disappointed about the court decision," said Paul Mortensen, president of the Alpine Education Association, "but we can understand why they made that decision. "The release of information might hurt some innocent people, but the rumors and problems are still there," he said. "As an association we would like to find where the truth is. We are appealing to the judges," he said. "We would like to have one of the investigators from the case answer our specific questions, he said." The Fourth District Court judges content that opening the sealed investigation would go against a 1953 Supreme Court decision which protects the rights of people named in an investigation who do not have criminal charges filed against them. "I hope that with this decision by the court, people will start to let go of it (the rumors and accusitions)." said Heaps. It is the feeling that others would also like to 'let go' but, they would also like their questions answered. "Recently, we have some very constructive dialogue with the Board, we would like to clear up these rumors," said Mortensen. By and large, the board feels that things are going well and the people are doing a good job, said Heaps. "We have been dealing with these circumstances and few people," said Heaps. By GINA CALDWELL The results of the Utah County Attorney and the Utah Attorney General's investigation of the Alpine School District will remain sealed to the public, according to a letter from the Fourth District Court justices. In an attempt to calm accusations and demands made by the district and employee associations, Dr. Richard A. Heaps, President of the Board of Education, made a request last week to the court to unseal that report. The request was denied, as was expected, but said Heaps, "I felt like with everyone making accusations left and right and demands left and right we ought to give it a try." When the court sealed the report, it allowed investigators to give only an oral, not a written, report to the |