Section 709 – Parental consent.

• (1) A school shall require written parental consent for student participation in all curricular and noncurricular clubs at the school.

• (2) The consent described in Subsection (1) shall include an activity disclosure statement containing the following information:
  • (a) the specific name of the club;
  • (b) a statement of the club’s purpose, goals, and activities;
  • (c) a statement of the club’s categorization, which shall be obtained from the application for authorization of a club in accordance with the provisions of Section 53G-7-703 or 53G-7-704, indicating all of the following that may apply:
    • (i) athletic;
    • (ii) business/economic;
    • (iii) agriculture;
    • (iv) art/music/performance;
    • (v) science;
    • (vi) gaming;
    • (vii) religious;
    • (viii) community service/social justice; and
    • (ix) other;
  • (d) beginning and ending dates;
  • (e) a tentative schedule of the club activities with dates, times, and places specified;
  • (f) personal costs associated with the club, if any;
  • (g) the name of the sponsor, supervisor, or monitor who is responsible for the club; and
  • (h) any additional information considered important for the students and parents to know.

• (3) All completed parental consent forms shall be filed by the parent or the club’s sponsor, supervisor, or monitor with the school’s principal, the chief administrative officer of a charter school, or their designee.

Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session