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21-3-132. Repealed by Laws 2025, ch. 61, § 3.

Repealed by Laws 2025, ch. 61, § 3.

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21-3-133. Child sexual abuse education, prevention and response.

(a) A school district that has not already taken similar action is authorized to take the following actions relating to child sexual abuse education, prevention and response: (i) Provide parents with information on the warning signs of child sexual abuse and any available resources for education, prevention and response; (ii) Provide training to teachers and other school district employees, including: (A) Instructional methods relating to the provisions of W.S. 21-9-104; (B) Child abuse or neglect reporting requirements specified in W.S. 14-3-205; (C) Methods to respond to a student's disclosure of sexual abuse in a supportive and appropriate manner. (iii) Consult with federal, state and local entities and community based organizations, including the child welfare information gateway internet website maintained by the United States department of health and human services, to identify evidence based tools and programs to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse; (iv) Develop community based strategies to promote education, collaboration and accountability among persons and entities who are responsible for child sexual abuse education, prevention and response, including parents and guardians, law enforcement, judicial officers, health care providers and other members of the community; (v) Coordinate with the local child protection team in accordance with W.S. 14-3-212(b)(ii); (vi) Accept funds from private and public sources for programs relating to this section.

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21-3-134. Purple star schools.

(a) As used in this section, "military connected student" means a student who is a dependent of a current or former member of the uniformed services of the United States including members of the national guard and reserve or who was a dependent of a member of the uniformed services of the United States, including a member of the national guard or reserve, who was killed in the line of duty. (b) The department shall designate a school as a purple star school if the school applies to the department and qualifies as a purple star school under this section. (c) To qualify as a purple star school under this section the school shall: (i) Have a staff member designated as a military liaison who shall: (A) Identify military connected students enrolled at the school; (B) Serve as the point of contact between the school and military connected students and their families or guardians; (C) Assist in developing and coordinating appropriate services and programs relevant to military connected students. (ii) Maintain on the school website an easily accessible web page that includes resources for military connected students and their families or guardians, including information regarding: (A) Relocation to, enrollment at, registration at and transferring records to and from the school; (B) Academic planning, course sequences and advanced classes available at the school; (C) Counseling and other support services available for military connected students enrolled at the campus; and (D) The name and contact information of the military liaison designated by the school under paragraph (i) of this subsection and the liaison's duties. (iii) Maintain a transition program, which may be led by students if appropriate, that assists military connected students in transitioning into the school; (iv) Offer professional development for staff members on issues related to military connected students; (v) Do at least one (1) of the following: (A) Have a resolution adopted by the board of trustees of the school district of the school showing support for military connected students and their families; (B) Provide recognition of the month of the military child or military family month with relevant events hosted by the school; (C) Partner with a local military installation that provides opportunities for active duty military members to volunteer at the school, speak at a school assembly or host a field trip. (d) A school may partner with the school district as necessary to comply with the requirements of this section including providing for a web page on the school district website if the school does not have a website, providing for professional development and the adoption of a resolution as provided in subparagraph (c)(v)(A) of this section. (e) The department shall adopt rules necessary to administer this section.

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21-3-135. Parental and guardian notices related to the

educational, physical, mental and emotional health of students; student welfare; procedures; school district prohibitions. (a) Each school district shall: (i) Notify a student's parent or guardian as soon as practicable if there is a change in the student's educational, physical, mental or emotional health or well-being. Procedures adopted under this paragraph shall reinforce the fundamental right of parents and guardians to make decisions regarding the care and control of their children by requiring school district personnel to encourage a student to discuss issues relating to his well-being with his parent or guardian or to facilitate discussion with the parent or guardian; (ii) Not prohibit parents or guardians from accessing any of their student's records created, maintained or used by the school district. Parents or guardians shall be provided access to their student's education, behavior, health and other records within a reasonable time; (iii) Not adopt or implement any formal or informal rules, policies, practices or procedures that prohibit school district personnel from notifying a student's parent or guardian about the student's educational, physical, mental or emotional health or well-being or a change in the student's related services as authorized under paragraphs (a)(i) and (ii) of this section; (iv) Not adopt or implement any formal or informal rule, policies, practices or procedures that direct or, encourage or have the effect of encouraging a student to withhold from a parent or guardian information about the student's educational, physical, mental or emotional health or well-being; (v) Obtain written or electronic permission from each student's parent or legal guardian not less than one (1) day prior to the student participating or receiving instruction in any trainings, courses or classes that address sexual orientation or gender identity. (b) Effective school year 2024-2025 and each school year thereafter, at the beginning of each school year, each school district shall make available to parents and guardians any routine health care services offered or provided at the student's school and provide the option for the parent or guardian to withhold consent or decline any routine specific health care services. Parental or guardian consent to a routine health care service shall not waive the parent's or guardian's right to access the student's educational or health care records or to be notified of a change in the student's educational, physical, mental or emotional health or well-being. Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing school district personnel from rendering first aid to a student or summoning emergency responders in case of sudden need. (c) Before administering a well-being questionnaire or health screening tool to a student or a group of students, each school district shall make available the questionnaire or information on the health screening tool to the parent or guardian and obtain written or verbal consent from the parent or guardian to administer the well-being questionnaire or health screening tool to the student. For purposes of this subsection, "health screening tool" means any diagnostic assessment that detects pre-clinical mental or physiological illness or diseases. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit school district personnel from conducting audiology, vision, scoliosis or body mass index assessments required by federal law unless a parent withholds consent for that assessment in writing. (d) Each school district shall adopt necessary rules, policies, practices and procedures for a parent or guardian to file a complaint with the school district regarding a school district's non-compliance with this section, in accordance with the following: (i) Notwithstanding W.S. 21-2-101, to the extent that any provision of this subsection conflicts with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, this subsection and any rules promulgated thereunder shall control; (ii) To initiate proceedings under this subsection, a parent or guardian shall file a complaint with the school district superintendent or his designee; (iii) The school district superintendent or his designee shall acknowledge in writing receipt of a complaint submitted under this subsection within seven (7) business days from the date of receipt of the complaint, as evidenced by the postmark; (iv) The school district superintendent shall issue a decision in response to a complaint under this subsection not more than thirty (30) calendar days after the written acknowledgment required under paragraph (iii) of this subsection; (v) Any parent or guardian aggrieved by a decision made by a school district superintendent under paragraph (iv) of this subsection may request a hearing before the school district's board of trustees, who shall determine facts relating to the dispute over the school district superintendent's compliance with this section, consider any information provided by the school district superintendent and render a decision within thirty (30) calendar days after receiving the request for a hearing; (vi) Any parent or guardian aggrieved or adversely affected in fact by a final decision of a board of trustees under paragraph (v) of this subsection, may seek judicial review pursuant to W.S. 16-3-114, within thirty (30) calendar days of the decision by the board of trustees, as evidenced by the postmark; (vii) Each school district shall adopt necessary rules, policies and procedures to notify parents and guardians of the rights and procedures available under this subsection; (viii) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to abridge any other rights or remedies under law available to parents and guardians. (e) This section shall be implemented by each school district in accordance with W.S. 14-2-206. (f) Nothing in this section shall prohibit school districts from complying with mandatory reporting of abuse or neglect pursuant to W.S. 14-3-205. For purposes of this section, "abuse" means as defined by W.S. 14-3-202(a)(ii) and "neglect" means as defined by W.S. 14-3-202(a)(vii).

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21-3-136. Firearms on school property account.

(a) There is created the firearms on school property account. The account shall include all legislative appropriations and all monies received from grants, gifts, transfers, bequests and donations to the account. The account is authorized to accept grants, gifts, transfers, bequests and donations. All monies received shall be deposited into the account. Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008, 9-2-1012(e) or 9-4-207, unobligated and unexpended funds in the account shall not lapse or revert and shall remain in the account and available for distribution as provided in this section. (b) Monies deposited into the firearms on school property account shall be continuously appropriated to and expended by the department of education to reimburse school districts only for costs related to possession of firearms on school property by school district employees in accordance with the law. School districts shall apply to the department of education for reimbursement of the costs identified under this subsection on a form provided by the department within one (1) year of the expenses being incurred. As part of the application required under this subsection, school districts shall submit final receipts and certificates of completion for each employee's training completed in accordance with the law or documents evidencing the expenses incurred by the rules adopted by the school district. Reimbursement shall be limited to costs for which funding is not already provided by law. If there are insufficient funds to reimburse all school districts that apply for reimbursement under this section, the department of education shall prorate reimbursement among all approved school district applications in proportion to the amount of costs approved for reimbursement. (c) Funds in the firearms on school property account shall be invested by the state treasurer pursuant to law and the investment earnings shall be credited to the account.

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21-3-137. Restrooms and changing rooms in public schools;

designated sleeping quarters for school-sponsored activities; requirements; definitions; penalties; rulemaking. (a) As used in this section: (i) "Coach" means a person, including but not limited to coaches, assistant coaches or athletic trainers, employed by or contracted with a public school who is involved in the teaching, coaching or training of students participating in a school-sponsored activity; (ii) "Female" means a person who has, had, will have or would have had, but for a congenital anomaly or intentional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports and utilizes eggs for fertilization; (iii) "Male" means a person who has, had, will have or would have had, but for a congenital anomaly or intentional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports and utilizes sperm for fertilization; (iv) "Restroom" or "changing room" means a room in a public school building designed or designated to be used by one (1) or more persons, where persons may be in various stages of undress in the presence of other persons. The term includes but is not limited to a school restroom, locker room, changing room or shower room; (v) "School-sponsored activity" means an event that is supported and affiliated with the school; (vi) "Sex" means a person's biological sex, either male or female; (vii) "Sleeping quarters" means an area with at least one (1) bed or cot in which at least one (1) person is housed overnight on or off public school property when attending a school-sponsored activity. (b) To ensure privacy and safety, each public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in this state shall require every multiple occupancy restroom, changing room or sleeping quarters to be designated as follows: (i) For the exclusive use of the male sex; or (ii) For the exclusive use of the female sex. (c) Each public school district shall provide a reasonable accommodation to any person who does not wish to use a multiple occupancy restroom, changing room or sleeping quarters in accordance with the designation required under subsection (b) of this section. For purposes of this subsection, a reasonable accommodation shall include a single-occupancy restroom, changing room or sleeping quarters. A reasonable accommodation granted under this subsection shall not include access to a restroom, changing area or sleeping quarters that is designated for use by members of the opposite sex while persons of the opposite sex are present or could be present. (d) This section shall not apply to persons entering a multiple occupancy restroom, changing room or sleeping quarters designated for use by the opposite sex when entering for at least one (1) of the following reasons: (i) For custodial, maintenance, repair or inspection purposes; (ii) To render emergency medical assistance; (iii) If a suitable meeting room or area is not available, a coach may enter a locker room before, during or after a school-sponsored activity, provided: (A) All students present are fully clothed; (B) The coach shall be accompanied by not less than one (1) additional adult at all times; (C) If the coach is the opposite sex of the students present, the coach shall be accompanied by at least one (1) adult of the same sex as the students present; and (D) The adults present shall not be current high school students. (iv) For an adult to render assistance to any student or person requiring assistance because of disability or age; (v) If a suitable meeting room or area is not available and the coach is the coach of a school-sponsored activity with members of both the male and female sexes on the team or in the activity, the coach may enter a locker room before, during or after the school-sponsored activity if all students are fully clothed. The coach shall be accompanied by not less than one (1) additional adult at all times but an additional adult shall not be required if members of the activity of both sexes are present in the locker room. The adults present shall not be current high school students; (vi) To render caregiving assistance; (vii) To receive assistance if the person is accompanied by a family member, legal guardian or the person's designee who is a member of the designated sex for the single-sex restroom, changing area or sleeping quarters; (viii) When necessary to prevent a serious threat to public health or student safety during an ongoing natural disaster or emergency; (ix) When a school official or employee enters a restroom, changing area or sleeping quarters while in the performance of the official's or employee's official duties and who takes reasonable steps to ensure that no person in the room is in a state of undress; (x) When a restroom, changing area or sleeping quarters has been temporarily designated for use by the opposite sex. (e) Each school district board of trustees shall adopt policies to provide for disciplinary action for persons who refuse to comply with this section. (f) No school district board of trustees shall adopt a policy contrary to the provisions of this section. (g) A parent or legal guardian of a student enrolled in and physically attending a public school district shall have a cause of action, including for declaratory and injunctive relief, against the public school for noncompliance with the provisions of subsection (b), (c) or (d) of this section.

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