Section 604 - Parental notification of certain incidents and threats required.

UT Code § 53G-9-604 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) A school shall: (a) notify a parent if the parent's student threatens to commit suicide; or (b) notify the parents of each student involved in an incident of bullying, cyber-bullying, hazing, abusive conduct, or retaliation of the incident involving each parent's student.

(a) notify a parent if the parent's student threatens to commit suicide; or

(b) notify the parents of each student involved in an incident of bullying, cyber-bullying, hazing, abusive conduct, or retaliation of the incident involving each parent's student.

(2) (a) If a school notifies a parent of an incident or threat required to be reported under Subsection (1), the school shall produce and maintain a record that verifies that the parent was notified of the incident or threat. (b) A school shall maintain a record described in Subsection (2)(a) in accordance with the requirements of: (i)Title 53E, Chapter 9, Part 2, Student Privacy; (ii)Title 53E, Chapter 9, Part 3, Student Data Protection; (iii) the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g; and (iv) 34 C.F.R. Part 99.

(a) If a school notifies a parent of an incident or threat required to be reported under Subsection (1), the school shall produce and maintain a record that verifies that the parent was notified of the incident or threat.

(b) A school shall maintain a record described in Subsection (2)(a) in accordance with the requirements of: (i)Title 53E, Chapter 9, Part 2, Student Privacy; (ii)Title 53E, Chapter 9, Part 3, Student Data Protection; (iii) the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g; and (iv) 34 C.F.R. Part 99.

(i)Title 53E, Chapter 9, Part 2, Student Privacy;

(ii)Title 53E, Chapter 9, Part 3, Student Data Protection;

(iii) the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g; and

(iv) 34 C.F.R. Part 99.

(3) A local school board or charter school governing board shall adopt a policy regarding the process for: (a) notifying a parent as required in Subsection (1); and (b) producing and retaining a record that verifies that a parent was notified of an incident or threat as required in Subsection (2).

(a) notifying a parent as required in Subsection (1); and

(b) producing and retaining a record that verifies that a parent was notified of an incident or threat as required in Subsection (2).

(4) At the request of a parent, a school may provide information and make recommendations related to an incident or threat described in Subsection (1).

(5) A school shall: (a) provide a student a copy of a record maintained in accordance with this section that relates to the student if the student requests a copy of the record; and (b) expunge a record maintained in accordance with this section that relates to a student if the student: (i) has graduated from high school; and (ii) requests the record be expunged.

(a) provide a student a copy of a record maintained in accordance with this section that relates to the student if the student requests a copy of the record; and

(b) expunge a record maintained in accordance with this section that relates to a student if the student: (i) has graduated from high school; and (ii) requests the record be expunged.

(i) has graduated from high school; and

(ii) requests the record be expunged.