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Utah State Board approves three student‑safety policies including suicide‑prevention requirement
Summary
The Utah State Board of Education approved suicide prevention, truancy prevention and child abuse/neglect reporting policies on second and final reading. Votes were recorded for each policy and one immunization policy was moved to May for further review.
The Utah State Board of Education on May 1 approved three student‑safety policies that the board said strengthen protections and clarify district responsibilities.
Chair Wood stated the motion that the board approve the suicide prevention policy (draft two) on second and final reading; the board then voted with 12 in favor, one opposed and two absent. The board later approved the truancy prevention policy (draft two) on second and final reading with a vote reported as 13 in favor, one opposed and one…
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