1. (1) This rule is authorized by:

   1. (a) Utah Constitution Article X, Section 3, which vests general control and supervision over public education in the Board;
   2. (b) Subsection 53E-3-401(4), which allows the Board to make rules to execute the Board's duties and responsibilities under the Utah Constitution and state law; and
   3. (c) Section 53G-8-301, which describes the instances when school employees may use reasonable and necessary physical restraint and seclusion and prohibits the infliction of corporal punishment on a student in educational settings.

2. (2) The purpose of this rule is to:

   1. (a) direct LEAs to have policies in place that prohibit corporal punishment consistent with the law; and
   2. (b) outline the required provision of an LEA's written policy regarding the development, implementation, and monitoring of emergency safety interventions in all schools and for all students within each LEA's jurisdiction.
3. (3) This Rule R277-608 is categorized as Category 3 as described in Rule R277-111.

KEY: emergency safety interventions, corporal punishment

Date of Last Change: November 21, 2025

Notice of Continuation: June 28, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art X Sec 3; 53E-3-401(4); 53G-8-301