1. (1) "Active threat" means any incident which creates an immediate threat or imminent danger to the school campus community, facilities and transportation systems.
2. (2) "Academics Recovery" means resuming educational programming, teaching and learning after an emergency.
3. (3) "Business Services Recovery" means resuming operations that aid the provision of teaching and learning and other essential services after an emergency.
4. (4) "Crisis" means an event that leads to physical or emotional distress;
5. (5) "Crisis Response" means a protocol for the actions to take and individuals to involve following a crisis event.
6. (6) "Developmentally appropriate" means adapted to what a student is able to do chronologically, cognitively, physically, or emotionally.
7. (7) "Elementary School" means a school with grades K-6.
8. (8) "Emergency Preparedness Plan" means policies and procedures developed to promote the safety and welfare of students, protect Local Education Agency (LEA) property, or regulate the operation of schools during an emergency occurring within an LEA or a school. The purpose of which is to safeguard students, staff, and patrons before, during and after any emergency or disaster.
9. (9) "Emergency Recovery Plan" means policy and procedures developed to return the educational entity back to ordinary daily routine after an emergency by restoring programming, operations, and the school environment. The purpose of which is to manage immediate, short term, and long-term recovery from an emergency incident.
10. (10) "Emergency Response Plan" means a plan developed by an LEA or a school to prepare and protect students and staff in the event of natural disasters, technological or school security emergencies.
11. (11) "Evidence-based" has the same meaning as defined in Subsection 53G-11-303(1)(a).
12. (12) "Evidence-informed" has the same meaning as defined in Subsection 53G-11-303(1)(b).
13. (13) "Heath, Wellbeing, and Behavioral Recovery" means awareness of community resources to assist the school community after an emergency.
14. (14) "Incident" 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.
15. (15) "Incident response method" means a standardized interior marking system using a 100' x 100' grid.
16. (16) "K-12 School Campus" has the same meaning as defined in Subsection 53G-8-102(4).
17. (17) "LEA" includes, for purposes of this rule, the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.
18. (18) "Main entrance or address side" means the side of the building identified as the official main entry point or side bearing the building's designated address.
19. (19) "Physical and Structural Recovery" means restoring buildings, equipment, and supplies after an emergency.
20. (20) "Physical Space" has the same meaning as defined in Subsection 53G-8-102(5).
21. (21) "Plan" means an LEA's or a school's emergency preparedness, emergency response, and emergency recovery plans.
22. (22) "Quadrant designation" means the alphanumeric label assigned to each grid square.
23. (23) "Safe Messaging" means strategies and styles for communicating about the topic of suicide.
24. (24) "SafeUT" means the crisis line established in Section 53B-17-1202.
25. (25) "School safety and security director" means the LEA point of contact for the county security chief, local law enforcement, and the state security chief, as described in Subsection 53G-8-701(8).
26. (26) "School safety" has the same meaning as defined in Subsection 53G-8-102(6).
27. (27) "School safety and security specialist" means a school employee who is responsible for supporting school safety initiatives, including the threat assessment described in Subsection 53G-8-701(6).
28. (28) "Secondary School" means a school with any of the grades 7-12.
29. (29) "Student Threat assessment" has the same meaning as defined in Subsection R277-100-1(31).

KEY: carbon monoxide detectors, emergency preparedness, disasters, safety education

Date of Last Change: December 19, 2025

Notice of Continuation: September 13, 2023

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art X Sec 3; 53E-3-401(4); 53G-4-402(1)(b)