Policy No. 3150: Threat Assessment Policy
The primary goals of threat assessment are to prevent violence and resolve conflicts or problems that influence threatening behavior. School threat assessment guidelines allow a multi-disciplinary team to distinguish non-serious threats (transient) from serious (substantive) and very serious (substantive) threats and to resolve threats appropriately. A multi-disciplinary team uses an evidence-based school threat assessment process consistent with Utah State Board of Education (USBE) Rules R277-400 and R277-736 to identify, assess, and manage threats and prevent behaviors or conflicts from escalating into violence. The Board directs the Superintendent to develop and implement threat assessment procedures consistent with this policy.
Legal References:
Utah State Board of Education (USBE) Rules R277-736
Utah State Board of Education (USBE) Rules R277-400
USBE Rule R277-609
USBE Rule R277-613
Utah Code Annotated 53G-8-202
Utah Code Annotated 53G-11-501
Utah Code Annotated 53G-11-512
Utah Code Annotated 53G-18-211(1)
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 USC. Sec. 1232g
Student Privacy and Data Protection and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 USC. Sec. 1232g.
Synopsis:
Approved by the Board of Education: June 16, 2022