Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Education
Title R277 - Administration
Rule R277-400 - School Facility Emergency and Safety
Section R277-400-2 - Definitions
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) "Active threat" means any incident which creates an immediate threat or imminent danger to the school campus community, facilities and transportation systems.
(2) "Crisis" means an event that leads to physical or emotional distress;
(3) "Crisis Response" means a protocol for the actions to take and individuals to involve following a crisis event.
(4) "Developmentally appropriate" means adapted to what a student is able to do chronologically, cognitively, physically, or emotionally.
(5) "Elementary School" means a school with grades K-6.
(6) "Emergency" means a natural or man-made disaster, accident, act of war, or other circumstance that could reasonably endanger the safety of school children or disrupt the operation of the school.
(7) "Emergency Preparedness Plan" means policies and procedures developed to promote the safety and welfare of students, protect school property, or regulate the operation of schools during an emergency occurring within an LEA or a school.
(8) "Emergency Response Plan" means a plan developed by an LEA or a school to prepare and protect students and staff in the event of school violence emergencies.
(9) "Evidence-based" has the same meaning as defined in Subsection 53G-11-303(1)(a).
(10) "Evidence-informed" has the same meaning as defined in Subsection 53G-11-303(1)(b).
(11) "LEA" includes, for purposes of this rule, the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.
(12) "Plan" means an LEA's or a school's emergency preparedness and emergency response plan.
(13) "Safe Messaging" means strategies and styles for communicating about the topic of suicide.
(14) "SafeUT" means the crisis line established in Section 53B-17-1202.
(15) "School safety specialist" means a school employee who is responsible for supporting school safety initiatives, including the threat assessment described in Subsection 53G-8-802(2)(g)(i).
(16) "Secondary School" means a school with any of the grades 7-12.
(17) "Threat assessment" means a prevention strategy that involves:
