Section 802 – Dropout prevention and recovery — Flexible enrollment options — Contracting — Reporting.
Effective 5/4/2022 53G-9-802. Dropout prevention and recovery — Flexible enrollment options — Contracting — Reporting. (1) (a) Subject to Subsection (1)(b), an LEA shall provide dropout prevention and recovery services to a designated student, including: (i) engaging with or attempting to recover a designated student; (ii) developing a learning plan, in consultation with a designated […]
Section 803 – Remediation programs for secondary students.
Effective 5/14/2019 53G-9-803. Remediation programs for secondary students. (1) For purposes of this section: (a) “Secondary school” means a school that provides instruction to students in grades 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12. (b) “Secondary school student”: (i) means a student enrolled in a secondary school; and (ii) includes a student in grade 6 […]
Section 702 – Youth suicide prevention programs — State board to develop model programs.
Effective 5/5/2021 53G-9-702. Youth suicide prevention programs — State board to develop model programs. (1) As used in the section: (a) “Elementary grades” means: (i) kindergarten through grade 5; and (ii) if the associated middle or junior high school does not include grade 6, grade 6. (b) “Intervention” means an effort to prevent a student […]
Section 703 – Parent education — Mental health — Bullying — Safety.
Effective 5/14/2019 53G-9-703. Parent education — Mental health — Bullying — Safety. (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a school district shall offer a seminar for parents of students in the school district that: (i) is offered at no cost to parents; (ii) begins at or after 6 p.m.; (iii) is held in […]
Section 704 – Youth suicide prevention training for employees.
Effective 5/12/2020 53G-9-704. Youth suicide prevention training for employees. (1) A school district or charter school shall require a licensed employee to complete a minimum of two hours of professional development training on youth suicide prevention every three years. (2) The state board shall: (a) develop or adopt sample materials to be used by a […]
Section 608 – Other forms of legal redress.
Effective 1/24/2018 53G-9-608. Other forms of legal redress. (1) Nothing in this part prohibits a victim of bullying, cyber-bullying, hazing, abusive conduct, or retaliation from seeking legal redress under any other provisions of civil or criminal law. (2) This section does not create or alter tort liability. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General […]
Section 603 – Retaliation and making a false allegation prohibited.
Effective 1/24/2018 53G-9-603. Retaliation and making a false allegation prohibited. (1) A school employee or student may not engage in retaliation against: (a) a school employee; (b) a student; or (c) an investigator for, or a witness of, an alleged incident of bullying, cyber-bullying, hazing, or retaliation. (2) A school employee or student may not […]
Section 604 – Parental notification of certain incidents and threats required.
Effective 5/14/2019 53G-9-604. Parental notification of certain incidents and threats required. (1) A school shall: (a) notify a parent if the parent’s student threatens to commit suicide; or (b) notify the parents of each student involved in an incident of bullying, cyber-bullying, hazing, abusive conduct, or retaliation of the incident involving each parent’s student. (2) […]
Section 605 – Bullying, cyber-bullying, hazing, abusive conduct, and retaliation policy.
Effective 5/14/2019 53G-9-605. Bullying, cyber-bullying, hazing, abusive conduct, and retaliation policy. (1) On or before September 1, 2018, an LEA governing board shall update the LEA governing board’s bullying, cyber-bullying, hazing, and retaliation policy to include abusive conduct. (2) A policy shall: (a) be developed only with input from: (i) students; (ii) parents; (iii) teachers; […]
Section 606 – Model policy and state board duties.
Effective 5/4/2022 53G-9-606. Model policy and state board duties. (1) On or before September 1, 2018, the state board shall: (a) update the state board’s model policy on bullying, cyber-bullying, hazing, and retaliation to include abusive conduct; and (b) post the model policy described in Subsection (1)(a) on the state board’s website. (2) The state […]