Utah Admin. Code R277-217-3 - Required Conduct for an Educator

An educator shall:

(1) comply with all federal, state, and local laws;

(2) maintain a professional educator/student relationship, including by:

(a) treating a student with dignity and respect by promoting the health, safety and well being of students; and

(b) maintaining appropriate verbal, emotional and social boundaries;

(3) take prompt and appropriate action to stop, mitigate, and prevent harassment or discriminatory conduct toward a student or school employee that the educator knew or should have known may result in a hostile, intimidating, abusive, offensive, or oppressive environment;

(4) take prompt and appropriate action to protect a student from any known condition detrimental to the student's physical health, mental health, safety, or learning;

(5) report suspected child abuse or neglect to law enforcement or the Division of Child and Family Services in accordance with Sections 53E-6-701 and 80-2-602;

(6) cooperate in providing all relevant information and evidence to the proper authority in the course of an investigation by a law enforcement agency or by the Division of Child and Family Services regarding potential criminal activity, except that an educator may decline to give evidence against himself or herself in an investigation if the evidence may tend to incriminate the educator as that term is defined by the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution;

(7) take appropriate steps to notify a student's parents and refer a student to appropriate prevention services if a student threatens suicide or self harm as required by Subsections 53E-9-203(7) and 53G-9-604(2);

(8) provide truthful, accurate, and complete information in:

(a) licensing, transfer, and employment applications or other documentation;

(b) evaluations of the educator, other educators, or students;

(c) proceedings related to educator licensure, employment, or related benefits;

(d) student IEP plans and related special education documentation;

(9) be forthcoming with truthful, accurate, and complete information to an appropriate authority regarding known educator misconduct that could adversely impact performance of a professional responsibility, by another educator;

(10) notify the Superintendent at the time of application for licensure of:

(a) current investigations involving professional misconduct in another jurisdiction;

(b) prior licensing disciplinary action in another jurisdiction; and

(c) past criminal convictions;

(11) report an arrest, citation, charge or conviction to the educator's LEA in accordance with Section R277-217-4;

(12) conduct financial business with integrity by honestly accounting for all funds committed to the educator's charge, as school responsibilities require, consistent with LEA policy;

(13) follow an LEA's fiscal policy for collecting money in connection with a school activity, accounting for all money collected, and not commingling LEA or school funds with personal funds as described in Rule R277-113;

(14) demonstrate honesty and integrity by strictly adhering to all state and LEA instructions and protocols in managing and administering a standardized test to a student consistent with Section 53E-4-312 and Rule R277-404; and

(15) use supplemental materials consistent with LEA policy as required by Subsection 53G-4-402(26).

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R277-217-3

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-04, effective 2/7/2020 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-08, effective 4/8/2021 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-02, effective 1/10/2024