1. PHILOSOPHY AND PURPOSE
   Weber School District prioritizes safety of its students and administrators. Pursuant to Utah law, the District communicates with local law enforcement agencies and the juvenile courts to receive information regarding juvenile offenders who are students in the District, in order to wrap services around the juvenile offender student as well as support any student who may have been a victim involved in the offense. This policy outlines the procedures for receipt and dissemination of juvenile offender information. 
   
   
2. POLICY
   The Weber School District will strictly adhere to legal obligations regarding the sharing and handling of juvenile offender information. The District will receive notifications concerning students involved in juvenile offenses and will ensure that this information is disseminated only to those who need to know for the safety and support of all students and staff. The District is committed to confidentiality and ensuring that the information is used responsibly and securely, while also developing reintegration plans that facilitate the successful re-entry of juvenile offenders into the educational environment, where appropriate.
   
   
3. DEFINITIONS
   1. “Adjudication” means The legal process by which a juvenile court determines whether a juvenile is responsible for committing an offense.
   2. “LEA (Local Education Agency)” Refers to the Weber School District or the responsible local education authority overseeing the educational needs and services of the student.
   3. “Serious offense”: a violent felony as defined in Utah Code 76-3-203.5, theft of a firearm, or a weapons offense
   4. “Violent Felony” A serious criminal offense involving the use or threat of physical force or violence against another person, as outlined in Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-203.5.
      
      
4. PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFICATION
   1. The Director of Student Services shall be the liaison between the District and the juvenile court or law enforcement agencies responsible for sending notifications under Utah Code Ann. §80-6-103 to ensure timeliness for receiving notifications when:
      1. a minor student is taken into temporary custody for a serious offense;e;
      2. after a detention hearing for a minor student who is alleged to have committed a serious offense;
      3. upon admission to home detention of a minor student;
      4. upon adjudication of a minor for an offense of a serious offense; and
      5. when a juvenile court orders formal probation
   2. Notifications sent by the juvenile court or law enforcement agencies under Utah Code Ann. §80-6-103 and identified in II.A. will be received by the Director of Student Services. 
   3. Within three school days of receiving the notification, the Director of Student Services will do the following:
      1. Send the principal a copy of the notification letter from juvenile court or the law enforcement agency.
   4. Upon receipt of the information, the principal shall:
      1. Share information about the offender and the victim with staff members who need to know for the safety of students and staff.
      2. Keep this information in a secure file available only to those with a need to know. This file should be separate from the student’s permanent file.
         
         
5. REINTEGRATION PLAN
   1. Within five (5) school days after the District receives notification from the juvenile court or a law enforcement agency that a student was adjudicated for a serious offense,e, the school will convene a multidisciplinary team, described below, to meet with the student and the student’s parent/guardian to develop a reintegration plan for the student.
      1. The multidisciplinary team will consist of the LEA, the Facilitator of Student Services, the Facilitator of Special Education if the student is on an IEP, the juvenile court, the Division of Juvenile Justice Services, the School Resource Officer (if applicable), and any other relevant party that should be involved.
      2. The reintegration plan shall consist of the following:
         1. a behavioral intervention plan for the student;
         2. a short-term mental health or counseling service for the student; and
         3. an academic intervention for the student: and 
         4. If the serious offense was directed at a school employee or another student within the school, notification for the reintegration plans to that school employee or student and that student’s parent
   2. The District may not reintegrate a student into a school where:
      1. a student or staff member has a protective order against the student being reintegrated; or
      2. A student or staff member is the victim of a sexual crime committed by the student being reintegrated
      3. the student may be placed in another location after adjudicated
   3. The student may be kept out of school until the completion of the reintegration plan.

Approved by the board: 10/02/2024