53A-11-205 - Notification to the parent of an injured or sick child.
53A-11-205. Notification to the parent of an injured or sick child.
(1) A public school shall notify the custodial parent and, if requested in writing by anoncustodial parent, make reasonable efforts to notify the noncustodial parent of a student who isinjured or becomes ill at the school during the regular school day if:
(a) the injury or illness requires treatment at a hospital, doctor's office, or other medicalfacility not located on the school premises; and
(b) the school has received a current telephone number for the party it is required tonotify or make reasonable efforts to notify.
(2) (a) Subsection (1) does not apply to a noncustodial parent forbidden to have contactwith the student under a court order or similar procedure.
(b) The custodial parent is responsible for providing the school with the noncustodialparent's status under Subsection (2)(a) through a procedure adopted by the local school board.
Enacted by Chapter 3, 2001 Special Session 1