educators’ code of ethics utah educator standards role model maintain safe learning environment...
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Utah Educator Standards
Role Model Maintain Safe
Learning Environment Comply with District Policies Professional Conduct
Crystal Clear
Role Model of Civic and Societal Responsibility
SHALL NOT• Solicit encourage or consummate an inappropriate relationship,
written, verbal, or physical with a student or minor
• Make inappropriate contact in any communication – written, verbal, or electronic – with a minor, student, or colleague, regardless of age or location
Role Model of Civic and Societal Responsibility
SHALL NOT• inappropriate relationships
• inappropriate communication
Maintain Appropriate Boundaries
Reasonable Educator Green Light Behaviors — • Make and give humorous and friendly comments • Give compliments that are not overly personal • Offer to assist students • Talk to and treat all students in a consistent manner • Don’t isolate yourself with a student• Do not spend a majority of your time with one student • Touch consistently and only in safe areas • Social networking only for instructional purposes
Maintain Appropriate Boundaries
Reasonable Educator Yellow Light Behaviors • Singling out students for favors• Giving or sending overly personal cards, notes,
emails, texts, or yearbook inscriptions• Teasing that references gender or contains sexual
innuendo• Sending texts/emails to single students—not
groups of students—for any reason• Counseling students about non-school or personal
issues
Maintain Appropriate Boundaries
Reasonable EducatorRed Light Behaviors• Frequently touching students• Making comments about a student's body• Being alone in a locked or closed room or private
vehicle with a student• Talking about a student’s sexuality• Allowing students to sit on your lap• Sending or giving flirtatious texts, emails, notes, other
communications• Tickling, wrestling, poking, patting, punching or
spanking students—even in fun