Utah Admin. Code R277-609-10 - Parent Notification and Court Referral

(1) LEA policies shall provide procedures for qualifying minors and their parents to participate in decisions regarding consequences for disruptive student behavior.

(2) An LEA shall establish policies that:

(a) provide notice to parents and information about resources available to assist a parent in resolving the parent's school-age minors' disruptive behavior;

(b) provide for notices of disruptive behavior to be issued by schools to qualifying minors and parents consistent with:

(i) numbers of disruptions, suspensions, and timelines in accordance with Section 53G-8-210;

(ii) school resources available;

(iii) cooperation from the appropriate juvenile court in accessing student school records, including:

(A) attendance;

(B) grades;

(C) behavioral reports; and

(D) other available student school data; and

(iv) provide due process procedures for minors and parents to contest allegations and citations of disruptive student behavior.

(3)

(a) When an emergency safety intervention is used to protect a student or others from harm, a school shall:

(i) provide notice to the student's parent as soon as reasonably possibly and before the student leaves the school;

(ii) provide notice to school administration; and

(iii) provide documentation of the emergency safety intervention to the LEA's ESI Committee described in Section R277-609-7.

(b) In addition to the notice described in Subsection (3)(a), if the use of an emergency safety intervention occurs for more than 15 minutes, the school shall immediately provide a second notification to:

(i) the student's parent or guardian; and

(ii) school administration.

(d) A notice described in Subsection (3)(a) shall be documented within student information systems (SIS) records.

(4)

(a) A school shall provide a parent or guardian with a copy of any notes or additional documentation taken during the use of the emergency safety intervention upon request of the parent or guardian.

(b) Within 24 hours of the school using an emergency safety intervention with a student, a school shall provide notice to a parent or guardian that the parent or guardian may request a copy of any notes or additional documentation taken during the use of the emergency safety intervention.

(c) A parent or guardian may request a time to meet with school staff and administration to discuss the use of an emergency safety intervention.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R277-609-10

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-1, effective 12/8/2016 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-11, effective 5/8/2018 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-04, effective 1/22/2020 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-17, effective 8/12/2020 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-17, effective 8/25/2021 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-18, effective 9/9/2022 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-04, effective 2/8/2023 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-13, effective 6/13/2023