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Utah Code § 53G-7-1003: Process and content standards for policy.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 53G Public Education System -- Local Administration
  2. Chapter 53G-7 Public School General Requirements
  3. Part 53G-7-10 Internet Policy

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Parent-accessible monitoring system" means a technology platform that enables a parent to review the activity of the parent's student on school managed devices.

(b) "Policy" means the elementary and secondary school online access policy adopted by a local school board to meet the requirements of Section 53G-7-1002.

(c) "Preapproved content filtering system" means a method of internet access control that permits use only of the websites or online resources the local school board or school administrator preapproves.

(2)

(a) The local school board shall:

(i) direct the development of each policy;

(ii) adopt the policy in an open meeting;

(iii) assign the policy an effective date;

(iv) review the policy at least every three years;

(v) add a footnote to the policy indicating the effective date of the last review; and

(vi) post a notice of the policy's availability in a conspicuous place within each school.

(b) The local school board may issue a public notice, separate from the notice required under Subsection (2)(a)(vi), if the school board considers issuing the notice appropriate.

(3) The local school board shall ensure that the policy:

(a) restricts access to internet or online sites that contain obscene material;

(b) states how the local school board intends to meet the requirements of Section 53G-7-1002;

(c) at the request of a student's parent, requires the use of a preapproved content filtering system when the student uses a school approved electronic device;

(d) requires the use of a parent-accessible monitoring system;

(e) informs the public that the school has adopted administrative procedures and guidelines for staff to follow in enforcing the policy;

(f) informs the public that the school has adopted procedures to handle complaints about:

(i) the policy;

(ii) the enforcement of the policy; and

(iii) observed behavior; and

(g) states that the procedures described in Subsections (3)(e) and (f) are available for review at the school.

Collected 2026-09-03T11:34:33Z. Source file · JSON

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