Utah Admin. Code R277-608-2 - Definitions

(1)

(a) "Chemical restraint" means the use of medication administered to a student, including medications prescribed by the student's physician or other qualified health professional, on an as-needed basis for the sole purpose of involuntarily limiting the student's freedom of movement.

(b) Chemical restraints are prohibited by the Board.

(2) "Comprehensive Emergency Safety Intervention Training" means a training required for key identified school personnel that has the components described in Subsection R277-608-4(2).

(3) "Corporal punishment" means the same as defined in Section 53G-8-301.

(4) "Emergency safety intervention" or "ESI" means the use of seclusionary time out or physical restraint when a student presents an immediate danger to self or others. An emergency safety intervention is not used for disciplinary purposes.

(5) "Emergency safety intervention committee" or "ESI committee" means an emergency safety intervention committee as described in Section R277-608-6.

(6) "Functional behavior assessment" or "FBA" is a systematic process used to understand the function and purpose of a student's specific, interfering behavior and factors that contribute to the behavior's occurrence and nonoccurrence for developing effective positive behavioral interventions, supports, and other strategies to mitigate or eliminate the interfering behavior.

(7) "Foundational Behavior Support Training" means a training required for all school employees who supervise students, or may be asked to assist in managing a student's behavior that has the components described in Subsection R277-608-4(1).

(8) "Immediate danger" means the imminent risk of physical violence toward self or others or other behaviors which are likely to cause substantial bodily injury or serious bodily injury.

(9) "LEA" includes, for purposes of this rule, the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.

(10)

(a) "Mechanical restraint" means the use of any device or equipment to restrict a student's freedom of movement.

(b) Mechanical restraints are prohibited except for protective and stabilizing restraints as prescribed by an appropriate medical or related services professional, restraints required by law, including seatbelts or any other safety equipment when used to secure students during transportation, and any device used by a law enforcement officer in carrying out law enforcement duties.

(11) "Physical escort" has the same meaning as defined in Section 53G-8-301.

(12) "Physical restraint" has the same meaning as defined in Section 53G-8-301.

(13) "School employee" means the same as defined in Rule R277-609.

(14) "Seclusionary time out" means that a student is:

(a) placed in a safe enclosed area by a school employee in accordance with the requirements of Rules R392-200 and R710-4;

(b) purposefully isolated from adults and peers; and

(c) prevented from leaving, or reasonably believes that the student will be prevented from leaving, the enclosed area.

(15) "Serious bodily injury" has the same meaning as defined in Subsection 76-1-101.5 -1(17).

(16) "Substantial bodily injury" has the same meaning as defined in Subsection 76-1-101.5-1(18).

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R277-608-2

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-20, effective 9/21/2017 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2025-06, effective 3/10/2025