Utah Admin. Code R277-609-2 - Definitions
(1) "Discipline " includes:
(a) imposed discipline ; and
(b) self-discipline .
(2) "Disruptive student behavior " includes:
(a) the grounds for suspension or expulsion
described in Section
53G-8-205; and
(b) the conduct described in Subsection
53G-8-209(2)(b).
(3) "Electronic cigarette product " has the
same meaning as that term is defined in Section
76-10-101.
(4)
(a)
"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.
(b) An "emergency safety
intervention " is not for disciplinary purposes.
(5) "Emergency safety intervention committee "
or "ESI Committee " means an emergency safety intervention committee described
in Section R277-609-7.
(6) "Evidence-based " means the same as
defined in Section
53G-8-211.
(7) "Functional Behavior Assessment " or "FBA "
means a systematic process of identifying problem behaviors and the events that
reliably predict occurrence and non-occurrence of those behaviors and maintain
the behaviors across time.
(8)
"Harassment and discrimination free learning " means a learning environment in
which a student is treated fairly regardless of the student's characteristics
including race, color, religion or sex, and in which a student's ability to
participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or opportunities
offered is not limited or interfered with by conduct that is physically
threatening, harmful, or humiliating.
(9) "Immediate danger " means the imminent
danger of physical violence or aggression towards self or others, which is
likely to cause serious physical harm.
(10) "Imposed discipline " means a code of
conduct prescribed for the highest welfare of the individual and of the society
in which the individual lives.
(11)
"LEA" includes, for purposes of this rule, the Utah Schools for the Deaf and
the Blind.
(12) "Physical
restraint " has the same meaning as the defined in Section
53G-8-301.
(13) "Plan " means an LEA and school -wide
written model for prevention and intervention addressing:
(a) student behavior management;
(b) restorative practices;
(c) harassment and discrimination free
learning ; and
(d) discipline
procedures for students.
(14) "Positive behavior interventions and
support " means an implementation framework for maximizing the selection and use
of evidence-based prevention practices along a multi-tiered continuum that
supports the academic, social, emotional, and behavioral competence of a
student.
(15) "Program " means an
instructional or behavioral program including:
(a) contracted services offered by private
providers under the direct supervision of public school staff;
(b) a program that receives public funding;
or
(c) a program for which the
Board has regulatory authority.
(16) "Policy " means standards and procedures
that include:
(a) Section
53G-8-202 and additional
standards,procedures, and training adopted in an open meeting by a local board
of education or charter school board that:
(i) defines hazing, bullying, and
cyber-bullying;
(ii) prohibits
hazing and bullying;
(iii) requires
training regarding:
(A) the prevention of
hazing, bullying, cyber-bullying, and discipline among school employees and
students; and
(B) the use of
restorative practices, positive behavior interventions and supports, and
emergency safety interventions;
(iv) provides for enforcement through
employment action or student discipline ;
(v) are informed and updated by data obtained
by any regular safety or health related survey including a school 's climate
survey as described in Rule R277-623; and
(vi) other appropriate
measurements.
(17) "Qualifying minor " means a school -age
minor who:
(a) is at least nine years old;
or
(b) turns nine years old at any
time during the school year.
(18) "Restorative justice program " means the
same as that term is defined in Section
53G-8-211.
(19) "Restorative practice " means the
building and sustaining of relationships among students, school personnel,
families and community members to build and strengthen social connections
within communities and hold individuals accountable to restore relationships
when harm has occurred.
(20)
"School " means any public elementary or secondary school or charter
school .
(21) "School employee "
means:
(a) a school teacher;
(b) a school staff member;
(c) a school administrator; or
(d) any other person employed, directly or
indirectly, by an LEA.
(22) "Seclusionary time out " means that a
student is:
(a) placed in a safe enclosed area
by school personnel 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.
(23) "Section 504 accommodation plan ,"
required by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, means a plan
designed to accommodate an individual who has been determined, as a result of
an evaluation, to have a physical or mental impairment that substantially
limits one or more major life activities.
(24) "Self-Discipline " means developing the
ability to take personal responsibility for one's actions.
(25) "Student with a qualifying offense "
means a qualifying minor who committed an alleged class C misdemeanor,
infraction, status offense on school property, or truancy.
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