{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-9-605","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 53G-9-605","heading":"Bullying, cyber-bullying, hazing, abusive conduct, and retaliation policy.","body":"(1) An LEA governing board shall adopt a bullying, cyber-bullying, hazing, abusive conduct, and retaliation policy.\n(2) The LEA governing board shall:\n(a) develop the policy with input from:\n(i) students;\n(ii) parents;\n(iii) teachers;\n(iv) school administrators;\n(v) school staff; or\n(vi) local law enforcement agencies; and\n(b) provide protection to a student, regardless of the student's legal status.\n(3) The LEA governing board shall include the following components in the policy:\n(a) definitions of bullying, cyber-bullying, hazing, abusive conduct, and retaliation that are consistent with this part;\n(b) language prohibiting bullying, cyber-bullying, hazing, and abusive conduct;\n(c) language prohibiting retaliation as described in Section 53G-9-603;\n(d) language prohibiting making a false report of bullying, cyber-bullying, hazing, abusive conduct, or retaliation;\n(e) language outlining appropriate punishments for a student who shares a recording of an act of bullying, cyber-bullying, hazing, abusive conduct, and retaliation in order to impact or encourage future incidents;\n(f) as required in Section 53G-9-604, a process for parental notification of:\n(i) a student's threat of suicide;\n(ii) an incident involving the parent's student; and\n(iii) implementation of the school's action plan to address the incident;\n(g) a grievance process for a school employee who has experienced abusive conduct;\n(h) a requirement that the school or LEA create and implement an action plan for each incident in accordance with Section 53G-9-605.5;\n(i) a communication process requiring the school or LEA regularly updates each parent of a student involved in an incident regarding implementation of an action plan, including:\n(i) the outcome of the school's or LEA's investigation;\n(ii) a discussion of safety considerations for the student who is the subject of the incident; and\n(iii) an explanation of the school's or LEA's process for addressing the incident; and\n(j) a requirement for a signed statement annually, indicating that the individual signing the statement has received the LEA governing board's policy, from each:\n(i) school employee;\n(ii) student who is at least eight years old; and\n(iii) parent of a student enrolled in the LEA.\n(4) An LEA shall, in relation to the policy described in this section:\n(a) include a copy in student conduct handbooks;\n(b) include a copy in employee handbooks; and\n(c) provide a copy to a parent of a student enrolled in the charter school or school district.\n(5) A policy may not permit formal disciplinary action that is based solely on an anonymous report of bullying, cyber-bullying, hazing, abusive conduct, or retaliation.\n(6) Nothing in this part is intended to infringe upon the right of a school employee, parent, or student to exercise the right of free speech.","path":["Title 53G Public Education System -- Local Administration","Chapter 53G-9 Health and Welfare","Part 53G-9-6 Bullying and Hazing"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53G/Chapter9/53G-9-S605.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"6eedd61308d544c3456877305a65c9ebcc37b6bd56151f9a411bcb8ac146c52c","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-9-604","next":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-9-605.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}