ALA strictly prohibits bullying, harassment, hazing, and cyberbullying of students or employees in any setting. Reporting incidents of such behavior immediately is strongly encouraged. Education on prevention and awareness of these issues is prioritized through continuous training for both staff and students.
LEA’s have a legal and ethical obligation to create safe and healthy learning environments. The purpose of this training is to provide staff members with information to protect themselves and students from the consequences of failing to maintain appropriate boundaries between themselves and the students.
Suicide Prevention: R277-620 53G-9-702(2) Schools play a critical role in suicide prevention for current and future students and need more knowledge about the warning signs of suicide and how to facilitate opportunities to strengthen mental well-being.
While human trafficking occurs nationwide and to people of all socioeconomic levels, runaway and homeless youth are among the vulnerable. Numerous exploiters have talked about the fact that they do target schools.
Utah law R277-530 requires statewide effective teaching standards for Utah public education teachers.