COALVILLE, Utah — Influencers aren’t going anywhere. Now, Utah students are learning what it really takes to become one.

“This is a legitimate career and we have to start to accept it, it’s not going away," Charity Richins, an Influencer Marketing teacher at North Summit High School, said.

The classes got the green light from the Utah State Board of Education last year, and now they’re popping up in schools across Utah. The course is a part of Utah’s Career and Technical Education program, meant to give students skills they can actually use in the real world.

The State Board of Education says the class is in 9 schools this year, and it’s available to anyone who teaches business, finance, marketing, or hospitality and tourism.

“We wanted the class to open their eyes to what the job real

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