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Board adopts package of education rules on assessments, discipline and attendance; officials emphasize implementation and parental safeguards
Summary
The board approved multiple administrative rules on assessments, dropout prevention, absenteeism/truancy and school climate, and adopted a prohibition on corporal punishment, voting after amendments and debate about parental rights, implementation timing and state reporting obligations.
The Utah State Board of Education on Jan. 9 approved a series of administrative rules governing state assessments, discipline, dropout prevention and absenteeism.
Major actions included: - R277-404 (Requirements for Assessments of Student Achievement): Adopted on second and final reading; the board approved changes tied to kindergarten and Utah Aspire Plus assessments and aligned the rule with technical updates. The board voted unanimously on final adoption with members Hart and Kelly absent. - R277-608 (Prohibition of Corporal Punishment): Following debate about training requirements and the scope of emergency safety interventions, the board adopted the rule to ban corporal punishment in public schools. Members amended training timetables and added statutory definitions for “substantial” and “serious bodily injury” to…
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