Utah Admin. Code R277-613-6 - Response to Verified Incidents of Bullying or Cyber-bullying
(1) A school or LEA shall create an action
plan for an incident that includes:
(a) a
communication plan designed to keep each parent updated on the implementation
of the action plan as required in Section
53G-9-605; and
(b) with respect to the student to whom the
incident was directed and in direct coordination with the student's parent:
(i) a tailored response to the incident that
addresses the student's needs;
(ii)
a mechanism to consider consequences or accommodations the student may need
regarding decreased exposure or interactions with the student who caused the
incident;
(iii) notification of the
consequences and plan to address the behavior of the student who caused the
incident;
(iv) supportive measures
designed to preserve the student's access to educational services and
opportunities; and
(v) to the extent
available, access to other resources the parent requests for the student;
and
(c) with respect to
the student who caused the incident and in direct coordination with the
student's parent:
(i) a range of tailored and
appropriate consequences, making reasonable effort to preserve the student's
access to educational services and activities;
(ii) a process to determine and provide any
needed resources related to the underlying cause of the incident;
(iii) supportive measures designed to
preserve the student's access to educational services and opportunities while
protecting the safety and well-being of other students; and
(iv) a process to remove the student from
school in an emergency situation, including a description of what constitutes
an emergency.
(2) A school or LEA may not include in an
action plan a requirement that the student to whom the incident was directed
change the student's:
(a) educational schedule
or placement; or
(b) participation
in a school sponsored sport, club, or activity.
(3) A school or LEA shall establish an
appeals process for a student who causes an incident or the student's parent to
appeal one or more of the consequences included in an action plan.
(4) If, after a school or LEA attempts to
involve a parent in the development and implementation of an action plan, the
parent chooses not to participate in the process, the school or LEA may develop
and implement an action plan without the parent's involvement.
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