Title 49, Education

Each local board of education or charter school governing body may choose to adopt different but consistent discipline policies or codes of conduct to apply to different classes of schools, such as elementary, middle, junior high, and senior high schools, under its jurisdiction. …

(a) In addition to criminal penalties provided by law, there is created a civil cause of action for an intentional assault, personal injury or injury to the personal property of students or school employees when the assault occurs during school hours, on school property or during…

When a discipline policy or code of conduct has been adopted by a local board of education or charter school governing body, a copy must be posted on the LEA or school website. A copy must also be supplied to all school counselors, teachers, administrative staff, students, and pa…

(a) An LEA shall include in its student discipline code a provision prohibiting students from wearing, while on the grounds of a public school during the regular school day, clothing that exposes underwear or body parts in an indecent manner that disrupts the learning environment…

(a) “Junior high schools” are schools in which are taught any combination of grades corresponding to grade seven through grade ten (7-10); however, the school must include grade nine (9). (b) “Senior high schools” are schools in which are taught any combination of grades correspo…

Local boards of education are authorized and empowered to establish and maintain junior and senior high schools when, in the judgment of the boards, the system of public schools over which they exercise lawful control will, by the employment of this type of school organization, b…

(a) There shall be maintained in each county of the state one (1) senior high school, which shall give at least one (1) full course of study approved by the state board of education. Local boards of education may establish additional high schools. (b) (1) No junior high school sh…

All teachers of any type of high school provided in this part shall be qualified by education or otherwise for giving instruction in the subjects of the course of study, and no person shall be employed to teach any subject or subjects in the schools who does not hold a license is…

(a) Upon the completion of a junior high school course of study, pupils shall be given certificates of promotion to the next grade of the school system. (b) (1) On completion of a course of study in a senior high school, as provided in this part, pupils shall be given diplomas of…

(a) If a public senior high school provides access to student directory information to persons or groups that make students aware of occupational or educational options, then the public senior high school shall provide access to the same information on the same basis to official …

(a) (1) Each LEA shall adopt and use the uniform grading system developed by the state board of education for students enrolled in grades nine through twelve (9-12) and for students enrolled in eighth grade for the grades achieved on high school courses. Each LEA must report stud…

(a) Beginning January 1, 2017, except as provided in subsection (c), a student, during the student's high school career, shall be given a United States civics test composed of questions from the one hundred (100) questions that are set forth within the civics test administered by…

(a) The department of education shall develop alternative methods by which adult students attending adult high schools may meet requirements that condition the receipt of credit for a course on a minimum number of contact hours. The alternative methods may be in lieu of all or pa…

(a) “Secondary education” means education normally available and required by state standards to be taught to children enrolled in grades seven through twelve (7-12). (b) A secondary school is a school that provides secondary education.

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “School Discipline Act.”

Every school bus driver is authorized to hold every pupil strictly accountable for any disorderly conduct on any school bus going to or returning from school or a school activity.

(a) (1) Any teacher or school principal may use corporal punishment in a reasonable manner against any pupil for good cause in order to maintain discipline and order within the public schools.(2) (A) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1), prior to the administration of corporal punis…

Each local board of education shall adopt rules and regulations it deems necessary to implement and control any form of corporal punishment in the schools in its district.

(a) No action taken by a teacher or principal pursuant to this part shall be grounds for the issuance of an arrest warrant or for the pressing of criminal charges against the teacher or principal, unless a report of an investigation by appropriate law enforcement officials along …

(a) An LEA or public charter school may continue a disciplinary investigation of a student who, during the investigation, withdraws from the LEA or public charter school. (b) If a student withdraws from an LEA or public charter school during a disciplinary investigation of the st…

(a) A teacher, principal, school employee or school bus driver, in exercising the person's lawful authority, may use reasonable force when necessary under the circumstances to correct or restrain a student or prevent bodily harm or death to another person. (b) Subsection (a) does…

(a) Upon the request of the department of education, each LEA shall submit a report to the department detailing the LEA's use of corporal punishment. The report shall include, at a minimum:(1) The school at which each instance of corporal punishment occurred;(2) Information regar…

(a) As a strategy to address adverse childhood experiences, as defined in § 49-1-230, each LEA and public charter school shall adopt a trauma-informed discipline policy. Each trauma-informed discipline policy must:(1) Balance accountability with an understanding of traumatic beha…

(a) Upon receiving a written request from the parent or guardian of a high school student, or a high school student who is eighteen (18) years of age or older, who is attempting to enroll in a postsecondary institution for the purpose of taking one (1) or more postsecondary cours…

(a) An LEA shall make an interest inventory such as the Kuder assessment, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® personality inventory, the ASVAB, the College Board Career Finder, or other interest or career inventory available to public middle schoolers or ninth graders to assist students…

(a) A student attending a public high school is encouraged to participate voluntarily in at least ten (10) hours of community service each semester that the student is in attendance. The community service shall comply with the rules promulgated by the state board of education und…

(a) Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, every LEA shall make available to students enrolled in its high schools opportunities to take at least four (4) early postsecondary opportunities, as defined by the department of education. These opportunities may be provided through …

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Home district” means the LEA in which a student is enrolled full-time prior to enrollment in a recovery high school; and(2) “Recovery high school” means a public school:(A) For students who have a primary or secondary alcohol or other drug abuse o…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Eligible school” means a public high school that is eligible to participate in the community eligibility provision under the national school lunch program pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1759a; and(2) “Feminine hygiene product”:(A) Means any product to be…

(a) As used in this section, “career-based experience” means an opportunity for a student to participate in on-the-job training or a structured educational experience that allows the student to apply the student's knowledge and skills in a work environment and to develop an under…

(a) Each public high school, including public charter high schools, shall designate a teacher, principal, or other school employee to serve as an apprenticeship training program contact for the school. A public high school shall notify the department of education of the apprentic…

(a) The state board of education shall develop an Industry 4.0 diploma distinction for high school students who are interested in pursuing a career in a high-need, high-skill industry after graduation. (b) A high school student interested in receiving an Industry 4.0 diploma dist…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “School Security Act of 1981.”

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Dangerous weapon” or “weapon” means any dangerous instrument or substance that is capable of inflicting any injury on any person;(2) “Drug” means any controlled substance, controlled substance analogue, marijuan…

(a) It is the intent of the general assembly in enacting this part to secure a safe environment in which the education of the students of this state may occur. (b) The general assembly recognizes the position of the schools in loco parentis and the responsibility this places on p…

(a) (1) When individual circumstances in a school dictate, a principal may order that vehicles parked on school property by students or visitors, containers, packages, lockers or other enclosures used for storage by students or visitors, and other areas accessible to students or …

(a) (1) A student may be subject to physical search because of the results of a locker search, or because of information received from a teacher, staff member, student or other person if such action is reasonable to the principal.(2) A search conducted pursuant to this subsection…

(a) (a) As used in this section, “school security officer” means an individual who is employed exclusively by the local school board or LEA for the purpose of:(1) Maintaining order and discipline;(2) Preventing crime;(3) Investigating violations of school board policies;(4) Retur…

To facilitate a search that is found to be necessary of students, school visitors, containers or packages, metal detectors and other devices designed to indicate the presence of dangerous weapons, drug paraphernalia or drugs may be used in searches, including hand-held models tha…

To facilitate a search that is found to be necessary, dogs or other animals trained to detect drugs or dangerous weapons by odor or otherwise may be used in conducting searches, but the animals shall be used only to pinpoint areas needed to be searched and shall not be used to se…

(a) It is the duty of a school principal who has reasonable suspicion to believe, either as a result of a search or otherwise, that any student is committing or has committed any violation of title 39, chapter 17, part 4, § 39-17-1307, or § 39-17-1309 upon the school grounds or w…

(a) Each public high school shall provide students who are enrolled in a United States government and civics course with three (3) civic engagement field days, one (1) for each of the three (3) distinct branches of government. A civic engagement field day required pursuant to thi…

Any dangerous weapon or drug located by the principal or other staff member in the course of a search shall be turned over to the appropriate law enforcement officer for proper disposal.

(a) The LEA shall defend principals and teachers against whom suit is brought on account of any action taken in accordance with this part if:(1) The employees cooperate in the defense of the suit; and(2) In the opinion of the LEA, the actions taken were not the result of willful,…

(a) (1) The department of education shall establish and maintain an orientation and training program for LEAs and public charter schools, or approve an orientation and training program conducted by a licensed attorney for LEAs and public charter schools, to inform school administ…

(a) (1) A student may be subject to testing for the presence of drugs in the student's body in accordance with this section and the policy of the LEA if there are reasonable indications to the principal that such student may have used or be under the influence of drugs. The need …