Utah Admin. Code R277-605-4 - Coaches and School Activity Leaders as Supervisors and Role Models

(1) Coaches and other designated school leaders shall diligently supervise students at all times while on school-sponsored activities, including supervising students:

(a) on the field, court, or other competition or performance sites;

(b) in locker rooms, in seating areas, in eating establishments, and in lodging facilities; and

(c) while traveling.

(2) Coaches and designated school leaders are responsible for a student as long as a student remains on school grounds following a school-sponsored activity, subject to LEA policy, consistent with this rule.

(3) A coach or other designated school leader shall be an exemplary role model and may not use alcoholic beverages, tobacco, controlled substances, or participate in promiscuous sexual relationships while on school-sponsored activities.

(4) Coaches, assistants and advisors shall act in a manner consistent with Section 53G-8-209 and may not:

(a) use foul, abusive, or profane language while engaged in school related activities; or

(b) permit hazing, demeaning, or assaultive behavior, whether consensual or not, including behavior involving physical violence, restraint, improper touching, or inappropriate exposure of body parts not normally exposed in public settings, forced ingestion of any substance, or any act which would constitute a crime against a person or public order under Utah law.

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Utah Admin. Code R277-605-4

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-1, effective 12/8/2016 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-17, effective 8/25/2021 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-15, effective 7/22/2022