R277-217-2. Prohibited Conduct by an Educator

An educator may not: (1) be convicted of a felony; (2) be convicted of a misdemeanor offense that: (a) adversely affects the educator's ability to perform an assigned duty and carry out the educator's responsibilities; or (b) adversely affects the well being of students; (3) be convicted of, or engage in conduct of a sexual nature described in Subsection 53E-6-603(2); (4) participate in sexual, physical, or emotional harassment toward any colleague or public school-age student; (5) engage in consensual sexual activity on school grounds, during contract hours, or while responsible for actively supervising students; (6) knowingly engage in sexually explicit conduct with a recent graduate from the educator's school; (7) engage in: (a) a single egregious instance of inappropriate contact, repetitive inappropriate contact, or a pattern of inappropriate contact in any communication, including written, verbal, or electronic, with a minor, student, colleague, or member of the community; or (b) a single egregious instance or pattern of boundary violations with a student or minor; (8) solicit, encourage, or consummate an inappropriate relationship, whether written, verbal, or physical, with a student or minor; (9) accept an inappropriate gift from, or give an inappropriate gift to, a student; (10) be convicted of or commit a criminal offense involving a child, including physical abuse, cruelty, or exploitation of child; (11) use corporal punishment, excessive physical force, or inappropriate physical restraint, except as provided in Subsection 53G-8-301(4); (12) provide alcohol or unauthorized drugs to a student or allow a student under the educator's supervision or control to consume or obtain alcohol or unauthorized drugs; (13) attend school or a school-related activity in an assigned employment-related capacity while possessing, using, or under the influence of alcohol or an illegal drug; (14) attend school or a school-related activity in an assigned employment-related capacity after intentionally exceeding the prescribed dosage of a prescription medication that may impair the educator; (15) possess or distribute an illegal drug or be convicted of any crime related to an illegal drug, including a prescription drug not specifically prescribed to the educator; (16) be convicted of an alcohol-related offense; (17) use or attempt to use an LEA computer or information system to access information that may be detrimental to students or inconsistent with the educator's role model responsibility; (18) knowingly possess, while at school or any school-related activity, any pornographic or indecent material in any form; (19) use school equipment to intentionally view, create, distribute, or store pornographic or indecent material in any form; (20) knowingly use, view, create, distribute, or store pornographic or indecent material involving children; (21) expose students to sensitive materials: (a) as defined in Section 53G-10-103; and (b) as determined by the educator's LEA. (22) expose a student to materials that are inappropriate given the age and maturity of the student; (23) violate state laws regarding the possession of a firearm while on school property or at a school-sponsored activity; (24) knowingly allow a student to violate the law or an LEA policy written consistent with state law concerning possession or access to a weapon; (25) interfere with or discourage a student's or colleague's exercise of constitutional, legal, or civil rights; (26) discriminate against, harass, exclude a student from participating in any program, deny or grant any benefit to a student, or encourage a student to develop a prejudice on the basis of: (a) race; (b) color; (c) religious beliefs; (d) sex; (e) national origin; (f) marital status; (g) political belief or creed; (h) physical or mental condition; (i) family, social, or cultural background; (j) sexual orientation; or (k) gender identification; (27) invite, suggest, or encourage a student to reconsider or change the student's sexual orientation or gender identity; (28) use the educator's position, through language, instruction, materials, or symbols, to actively endorse, promote, or disparage another individual's; (a) race; (b) color; (c) religious beliefs; (d) sex; (e) national origin; (f) marital status; (g) political belief or creed; (h) physical or mental condition; (i) family, social, or cultural background; (j) sexual orientation; or (k) gender identification; (29) knowingly or intentionally permit unauthorized collection, sharing, or use of student data; (30) knowingly violate student confidentiality unless revealing confidential information to an authorized person serves the best interest of the student and serves a lawful purpose; (31) violate: (a) Title 67, Chapter 16, Utah Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act; (b) Title 53E, Chapter 9, Student Privacy and Data Protection; (c) Rule R277-107, Educational Services Outside of an Educator's Regular Employment; (d) Section R277-120-5, Classroom Materials Developed by Utah Educators; or (e) Sections 53G-10-402 through 53G-10-403, Rule R277-474, or other Utah law regarding sex education; or (32) cheat or engage in academic dishonesty, whether on behalf of a student, or in the educator's own educational pursuits.