{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-8-210","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 53G-8-210","heading":"Disruptive student behavior.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n(a) \"Disruptive student behavior\" includes:\n(i) the grounds for suspension or expulsion described in Section 53G-8-205; and\n(ii) the conduct described in Subsection 53G-8-209(2)(b).\n(b) \"Parent\" includes:\n(i) a custodial parent of a school-age child;\n(ii) a legally appointed guardian of a school-age child; or\n(iii) any other person purporting to exercise any authority over the child which could be exercised by a person described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) or (ii).\n(c) \"Qualifying minor\" means a school-age child who:\n(i) is at least nine years old; or\n(ii) turns nine years old at any time during the school year.\n(d) \"School year\" means the period of time designated by a local school board or charter school governing board as the school year for the school where the school-age child is enrolled.\n(e) \"School-age child\" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-6-201.\n(2) A local school board, school district, charter school governing board, or charter school may impose administrative penalties in accordance with Section 53G-8-211 on a school-age child who violates this part.\n(3)\n(a) A local school board or charter school governing board shall:\n(i) authorize a school administrator or a designee of a school administrator to issue notices of disruptive student behavior to qualifying minors; and\n(ii) establish a procedure for a qualifying minor, or a qualifying minor's parent, to contest a notice of disruptive student behavior.\n(b) A school representative shall provide to a parent of a school-age child, a list of resources available to assist the parent in resolving the school-age minor's disruptive student behavior problem.\n(c) A local school board or charter school governing board shall establish procedures for a school counselor or other designated school representative to work with a qualifying minor who engages in disruptive student behavior in order to attempt to resolve the minor's disruptive student behavior problems.\n(4) The notice of disruptive student behavior described in Subsection (3)(a):\n(a) shall be issued to a qualifying minor who:\n(i) engages in disruptive student behavior, that does not result in suspension or expulsion, three times during the school year; or\n(ii) engages in disruptive student behavior, that results in suspension or expulsion, once during the school year;\n(b) shall require that the qualifying minor and a parent of the qualifying minor:\n(i) meet with school authorities to discuss the qualifying minor's disruptive student behavior; and\n(ii) cooperate with the local school board or charter school governing board in correcting the qualifying minor's disruptive student behavior; and\n(c) shall be mailed by certified mail to, or served on, a parent of the qualifying minor.\n(5) A habitual disruptive student behavior notice:\n(a) may only be issued to a qualifying minor who:\n(i) engages in disruptive student behavior, that does not result in suspension or expulsion, at least six times during the school year;\n(ii)\n(A) engages in disruptive student behavior, that does not result in suspension or expulsion, at least three times during the school year; and\n(B) engages in disruptive student behavior, that results in suspension or expulsion, at least once during the school year; or\n(iii) engages in disruptive student behavior, that results in suspension or expulsion, at least twice during the school year; and\n(b) may only be issued by a school administrator, a designee of a school administrator, or a truancy specialist, who is authorized by a local school board or charter school governing board to issue a habitual disruptive student behavior notice.\n(6)\n(a) A qualifying minor to whom a habitual disruptive student behavior notice is issued under Subsection (5) may not be referred to the juvenile court.\n(b) Within five days after the day on which a habitual disruptive student behavior notice is issued, a representative of the school district or charter school shall provide documentation, to a parent of the qualifying minor who receives the notice, of the efforts made by a school counselor or representative under Subsection (3)(c).","path":["Title 53G Public Education System -- Local Administration","Chapter 53G-8 Discipline and Safety","Part 53G-8-2 School Discipline and Conduct Plans"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53G/Chapter8/53G-8-S210.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"aa3cbacc643878c95880718161a7f27ff9439b4b3aa5cb12003e62d89400b75e","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-8-209","next":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-8-211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}