2. Educators’ Code of Ethics

3. Utah Educator Standards Role Model Maintain Safe Learning Environment Comply with District Policies Professional Conduct

4. Utah Educator Standards Boundaries Honesty and Integrity

5. Role Model of Civic and Societal Responsibility 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

6. Role Model of Civic and Societal Responsibility inappropriate relationships inappropriate communication

7. Maintain Appropriate Boundaries

8. 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

9. Maintain Appropriate Boundaries 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

10. Maintain Appropriate Boundaries Red 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

11. Honesty and Integrity

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