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2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 279 - DIRECTORS — POWERS AND DUTIES › Section 279.76 - Health screenings — prohibition.

279.76 Health screenings — prohibition.
1. Each school district is prohibited from administering or conducting an invasive physical examination of a student, or a student health screening that is not required by state or federal law, without first acquiring the written consent of the student’s parent or guardian. This section applies only to a minor child in the direct care of a parent or guardian, and does not apply to an emancipated minor or a minor who is not residing with the parent or guardian.
2. This section shall not be construed to prohibit a school district from conducting health screenings in emergent care situations or from cooperating in a child abuse assessment commenced in accordance with section 232.71B.
3. For purposes of this section:
a. “Emergent care situation” means a sudden or unforeseen occurrence or onset of a medical or behavioral condition that could result in serious injury or harm to a student or others in the event immediate medical attention is not provided. “Emergent care situation” includes the need to screen a student or others for symptoms or exposures during an outbreak or public health event of concern as designated by the department of public health.
b. “Invasive physical examination” means any medical examination that involves the exposure of private body parts or any act during such examination that includes incision, insertion, or injection into the body, but does not include a hearing, vision, or scoliosis screening.
c. “Student health screening” means an intentionally planned, periodic process to identify if students may be at risk for a health concern and to determine if a referral for an in-depth assessment is needed to consider appropriate health services. “Student health screening” does not include an episodic, individual screening done in accordance with professional licensed practice.
2022 Acts, ch 1036, §3
Referred to in §256E.7, 256F.4
NEW section
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.2 - Definitions.

280.2 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Nonpublic school” means any school, other than a public school, which is accredited pursuant to section 256.11.
2. “Public school” means any school directly supported in whole or in part by taxation.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4251; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §280.2]
91 Acts, ch 200, §1; 2008 Acts, ch 1191, §158; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §98
Referred to in §135.144, 190A.2, 272.1, 717F.1, 724.4B
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.3A - Accredited nonpublic school child care programs.

280.3A Accredited nonpublic school child care programs.
Authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school may operate or contract for the operation of a child care program, as described in section 279.49. The provisions of section 279.49 as they relate to child care programs of a school corporation and its board of directors apply to the child care programs of the accredited nonpublic school and the authority in charge.
94 Acts, ch 1175, §9; 99 Acts, ch 192, §33; 2015 Acts, ch 88, §4, 5
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.5 - Display of United States flag and Iowa state flag — pledge of allegiance.

280.5 Display of United States flag and Iowa state flag — pledge of allegiance.
1. The board of directors of each public school district and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall provide and maintain a suitable flagstaff on each school site under its control, and the United States flag and the Iowa state flag shall be raised on all school days when weather conditions are suitable.
2. The board of directors of each public school district shall administer the pledge of allegiance in grades one through twelve each school day. Each classroom in which the pledge of allegiance is recited pursuant to this subsection shall display the United States flag during the recitation. A student shall not be compelled against the student’s objections or those of the student’s parent or guardian to recite the pledge.
[S13, §2804-a, -b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4253; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §280.4; C75, 77, 79, 81, §280.5]
95 Acts, ch 1, §4; 2021 Acts, ch 139, §27
Display of flags on public buildings, §1B.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.6 - Religious books.

280.6 Religious books.
Religious books such as the Bible, the Torah, and the Koran shall not be excluded from any public school or institution in the state, nor shall any child be required to read such religious books contrary to the wishes of the child’s parent or guardian.
[R60, §2119; C73, §1764; C97, §2805; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4258; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §280.9; C75, 77, 79, 81, §280.6]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.7 - Dental clinics.

280.7 Dental clinics.
Boards of directors in all public school districts may establish and maintain dental clinics for children and offer courses of instruction on mouth hygiene. The boards may employ such legally qualified dentists and dental hygienists as may be necessary to accomplish the purpose of this section. The cost of the dental clinic shall be paid from the general fund.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4260; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §280.11; C75, 77, 79, 81, §280.7]
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.7A - Student eye care.

280.7A Student eye care.
1. A parent or guardian who registers a child for kindergarten or a preschool program shall be given a student vision card provided by the Iowa optometric association and as approved by the department of education with a goal of every child receiving an eye examination by age seven, as needed.
2. School districts may encourage a student to receive an eye examination by a licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist prior to the student receiving special education services pursuant to chapter 256B. The eye examination is not a requirement for a student to receive special education services. A parent or guardian shall be responsible for ensuring that a student receives an eye examination pursuant to this section.
3. Area education agencies, pursuant to section 273.3, shall make every effort to provide, in collaboration with local community organizations, vision screening services to children ages two through four.
2008 Acts, ch 1100, §1, 2
See also §135.39D
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.8 - Special education.

280.8 Special education.
The board of directors of each public school district shall make adequate educational provisions for each resident child requiring special education appropriate to the nature and severity of the child’s disability pursuant to rules promulgated by the department under the provisions of chapters 256B and 273.
[C71, 73, §280.22; C75, 77, 79, 81, §280.8]
96 Acts, ch 1129, §75
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.9 - Career education.

280.9 Career education.
1. The board of directors of each local public school district and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall incorporate into the educational program, in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph “a”, the total concept of career education to enable students to become familiar with the values of a work-oriented society. Curricular and cocurricular teaching-learning experiences from the prekindergarten level through grade twelve shall be provided for all students currently enrolled in order to develop an understanding that employment may be meaningful and satisfying. However, career education does not mean a separate career and technical education program is required. A career and technical education program includes units or partial units in subjects which have as their purpose to equip students with marketable skills.
2. Essential elements in career education shall include but not be limited to:
a. Awareness of self in relation to others and the needs of society.
b. Exploration of employment opportunities and experience in personal decision making.
c. Experiences which will help students to integrate work values and work skills into their lives.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §280.9]
2001 Acts, ch 159, §12; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263; 2016 Acts, ch 1108, §63
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.9A - History and government required — voter registration.

280.9A History and government required — voter registration.
1. The board of directors of each local public school district and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall require that all students in grades nine through twelve complete, as a condition of graduation, instruction in American history and the governments of Iowa and the United States, including instruction in voting statutes and procedures, voter registration requirements, the use of paper ballots and voting systems in the election process, and the method of acquiring and casting an absentee ballot.
2. The county auditor, upon request and at a site chosen by the county auditor, shall make available to schools within the county voting equipment or sample ballots that are generally used within the county, at times when this equipment or sample ballots are not in use for their recognized purpose.
3. At least twice during each school year, the board of directors of each local public school district operating a high school and the authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school operating a high school shall offer the opportunity to register to vote to each student who is at least seventeen years of age, as required by section 48A.23.
88 Acts, ch 1129, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1238, §38; 94 Acts, ch 1169, §57; 2008 Acts, ch 1031, §45; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §78; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §62, 64
Referred to in §256.11, 331.502
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.9B - Violence prevention curriculum.

280.9B Violence prevention curriculum.
The department of education shall develop a statewide violence prevention program based on law-related education. The department shall contract with a law-related education agency that serves the state and provides a comprehensive plan to develop violence prevention curricula for grades kindergarten through twelve, provide training to teachers and school administrators on violence prevention, and develop school-community partnerships for violence prevention.
94 Acts, ch 1172, §29
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.10 - Eye-protective devices.

280.10 Eye-protective devices.
1. a. Every student and teacher in any public or nonpublic school shall wear industrial quality eye-protective devices at all times while participating, and while in a room or other enclosed area where others are participating, in any phase or activity of a course which may subject the student or teacher to the risk or hazard of eye injury from the materials or processes used in any of the following courses:
(1) Career and technical education programs or laboratories involving experience with any of the following:
(a) Hot molten metals.
(b) Milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting, grinding, or stamping of any solid materials.
(c) Heat treatment, tempering, or kiln firing of any metal or other materials.
(d) Gas or electric arc welding.
(e) Repair or servicing of any vehicle while in the shop.
(f) Caustic or explosive materials.
(2) Chemical or combined chemical-physical laboratories involving caustic or explosive chemicals or hot liquids or solids when risk is involved.
b. Visitors to such shops and laboratories shall be furnished with and required to wear the necessary safety devices while such programs are in progress.
2. It shall be the duty of the teacher or other person supervising the students in said courses to see that the above requirements are complied with. Any student failing to comply with such requirements may be temporarily suspended from participation in the course and the registration of a student for the course may be canceled for willful, flagrant, or repeated failure to observe the above requirements.
3. The board of directors of each local public school district and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall provide the safety devices required herein. Such devices may be paid for from the general fund, but the board may require students and teachers to pay for the safety devices and shall make them available to students and teachers at no more than the actual cost to the district or school.
4. “Industrial quality eye-protective devices”, as used in this section, means devices meeting American national standard practice for occupational and educational eye and face protection promulgated by the American national standards institute, inc.
[C66, 71, 73, §280.20; C75, 77, 79, 81, §280.10]
2009 Acts, ch 41, §249; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §67; 2016 Acts, ch 1108, §64
Referred to in §280.31
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.11 - Ear-protective devices.

280.11 Ear-protective devices.
1. Every student and teacher in any public or nonpublic school shall wear industrial quality ear-protective devices while the student or teacher is participating in any phase or activity of a course which may subject the student or teacher to the risk or hazard of hearing loss from noise in processes or procedures used in career and technical education programs or laboratories involving experiences with any of the following:
a. Milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting, grinding, or stamping of any solid materials.
b. Kiln firing of any metal or other materials.
c. Electric arc welding.
d. Repair or servicing of any vehicle while in shop.
e. Static tests, maintenance, or repair of internal combustion engines.
f. Letter press, paper folders, or monotype.
2. It shall be the duty of the teacher or other person supervising the students in said courses to see that the above requirements are complied with. Any student failing to comply with such requirements may be temporarily suspended from participation in the course and the registration of a student for the course may be canceled for willful, flagrant or repeated failure to observe the above requirements.
3. The board of directors of each local public school district and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall provide the safety devices required in this section. Such devices may be paid for from the general fund, but the board may require students and teachers to pay for the safety devices and shall make them available to students and teachers at no more than the actual cost to the district or school.
4. a. “Industrial quality ear-protective devices”, as used in this section, means devices meeting the American national standard for measurement of the real-ear attenuation of ear protectors at threshold promulgated by the American national standards institute, inc.
b. “Noise” as used in this section, means a noise level that meets or exceeds damage-risk criteria established by the present standard for occupational noise exposure established by the federal occupational safety and health administration.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §280.11]
99 Acts, ch 96, §28; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §69; 2016 Acts, ch 1108, §65
Referred to in §280.31
Section not amended; editorial changes applied
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.12 - School improvement advisory committee.

280.12 School improvement advisory committee.
The board of directors of each public school district and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall do the following:
1. Appoint a school improvement advisory committee to make recommendations to the board or authorities. The advisory committee shall consist of members representing students, parents, teachers, administrators, and representatives from the local community, which may include representatives of business, industry, labor, community agencies, higher education, or other community constituents. To the extent possible, committee membership shall have balanced representation with regard to race, gender, national origin, and disability.
2. Utilize the recommendations from the school improvement advisory committee to determine the following:
a. Major educational needs.
b. Student learning goals.
c. Long-range and annual improvement goals that include, but are not limited to, the state indicators that address reading, mathematics, and science achievement.
d. Desired levels of student performance.
e. Progress toward meeting the goals set out in paragraphs “b” through “d”.
f. Harassment or bullying prevention goals, programs, training, and other initiatives.
3. Consider recommendations from the school improvement advisory committee to infuse character education into the educational program.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §280.12]
85 Acts, ch 212, §8; 2001 Acts, ch 159, §13; 2003 Acts, ch 27, §2; 2007 Acts, ch 9, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.13 - Requirements for interscholastic athletic contests and competitions.

280.13 Requirements for interscholastic athletic contests and competitions.
A public school shall not participate in or allow students representing a public school to participate in any extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition which is sponsored or administered by an organization as defined in this section, unless the organization is registered with the department of education, files financial statements with the department in the form and at the intervals prescribed by the director of the department of education, and is in compliance with rules which the state board of education adopts for the proper administration, supervision, operation, adoption of eligibility requirements, and scheduling of extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests and competitions and the organizations. For the purposes of this section “organization” means a corporation, association, or organization which has as one of its primary purposes the sponsoring or administration of extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions, but does not include an agency of this state, a public or private school or school board, or an athletic conference or other association whose interscholastic contests or competitions do not include more than twenty-four schools.
[C66, 71, 73, §257.25(10); C75, 77, 79, 81, §280.13]
85 Acts, ch 212, §24; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1468; 93 Acts, ch 101, §204
Referred to in §256.46, 261I.1, 279.19B, 280.13A, 298A.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.13A - Sharing interscholastic activities.

280.13A Sharing interscholastic activities.
1. If a school district or nonpublic school does not provide an interscholastic activity for its students, the board of directors of that school district or the authorities in charge of the nonpublic school may complete an agreement with another school district or nonpublic school to provide for the eligibility of its students in interscholastic activities provided by that other school district or nonpublic school. A copy of each agreement completed under this section shall be filed with the appropriate organization as organization is defined in section 280.13 not later than April 30 of the school year preceding the school year in which the agreement takes effect, unless an exception is granted by the organization for good cause. An agreement completed under this section shall be deemed approved unless denied by the governing organization within ten days after its receipt. A governing organization shall determine whether an agreement would substantially prejudice the interscholastic activities of other schools. An agreement denied by a governing organization under this section may be appealed to the state board of education under chapter 290.
2. For the purpose of this section, “substantial prejudice” includes but is not limited to situations where shared interscholastic activities may result in an unfair domination of an interscholastic activity or substantial disruption of activity classifications and management.
3. It is not necessary that school districts that are parties to an agreement under this section must be engaged in sharing academic programming and receiving supplementary weighting under section 257.11.
87 Acts, ch 224, §53; 88 Acts, ch 1134, §62; 89 Acts, ch 135, §81; 2002 Acts, ch 1129, §3; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.13B - Recording and broadcast fees restricted.

280.13B Recording and broadcast fees restricted.
The Iowa high school athletic association or its successor organization, and the Iowa girls high school athletic union or its successor organization, shall not assess a charge for the retransmission of an audio-visual recording of a high school athletic tournament contest or event if the retransmission does not occur earlier than twenty-four hours after the starting time of the live athletic contest or event.
96 Acts, ch 1190, §1; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §70
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.14 - School requirements — administration.

280.14 School requirements — administration.
1. The board or governing authority of each school or school district subject to the provisions of this chapter shall establish and maintain adequate administration, school staffing, personnel assignment policies, teacher qualifications, certification requirements, facilities, equipment, grounds, graduation requirements, instructional requirements, instructional materials, maintenance procedures, and policies on extracurricular activities. In addition, the board or governing authority of each school or school district shall provide such principals as it finds necessary to provide effective supervision and administration for each school and its faculty and student body.
2. An individual who is employed or contracted as a superintendent by a school or school district may also serve as an elementary or secondary principal in the same school or school district.
[C66, 71, 73, §257.25(11, 15); C75, 77, 79, 81, §280.14]
93 Acts, ch 4, §2; 2003 Acts, ch 180, §34
Credit towards graduation for military basic training, see §256.11(15)
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.17 - Procedures for handling child abuse reports.

280.17 Procedures for handling child abuse reports.
1. The board of directors of a school district and the authorities in charge of a nonpublic school shall prescribe procedures, in accordance with the guidelines contained in the model policy developed by the department of education in consultation with the department of human services, and adopted by the department of education pursuant to chapter 17A, for the handling of reports of child abuse, as defined in section 232.68, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (1), (3), or (5), alleged to have been committed by an employee or agent of the public or nonpublic school.
2. a. The board of directors of a school district and the authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school shall place on administrative leave a school employee who is the subject of an investigation of an alleged incident of abuse of a student conducted in accordance with
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b. If the results of an investigation of abuse of a student by a school employee who holds a license, certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition issued by the board of educational examiners finds that the school employee’s conduct constitutes a crime under any other statute, the board or the authorities, as appropriate, shall report the results of the investigation to the board of educational examiners.
85 Acts, ch 173, §27; 98 Acts, ch 1100, §36; 2011 Acts, ch 132, §95, 106; 2015 Acts, ch 29, §42
Referred to in §321.375
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.17A - Procedures for handling dangerous weapons.

280.17A Procedures for handling dangerous weapons.
The board of directors of a public school and the authorities in control of a nonpublic school shall prescribe procedures requiring school officials to report to local law enforcement agencies any dangerous weapon, as defined in section 702.7, possessed on school premises in violation of school policy or state law.
95 Acts, ch 191, §21
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.17B - Students suspended or expelled for possession of dangerous weapons.

280.17B Students suspended or expelled for possession of dangerous weapons.
The board of directors of a public school and the authorities in control of a nonpublic school shall prescribe procedures for continued school involvement with a student who is suspended or expelled for possession of a dangerous weapon, as defined in section 702.7, on school premises in violation of state law and for the reintegration of the student into the school following the suspension or expulsion.
95 Acts, ch 191, §22
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.19 - Plans for at-risk children.

280.19 Plans for at-risk children.
The board of directors of each public school district shall incorporate, into the kindergarten admissions program, criteria and procedures for identification and integration of at-risk children and their developmental needs. This incorporation shall be part of the comprehensive school improvement plan developed and implemented in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph “a”.
88 Acts, ch 1114, §4; 2001 Acts, ch 159, §14; 2018 Acts, ch 1057, §9
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.19A - Alternative options education programs — disclosure of records.

280.19A Alternative options education programs — disclosure of records.
1. Each school district shall adopt a plan to provide alternative options education programs to students who are either at risk of dropping out or have dropped out. An alternative options education program may be provided in a district, through a sharing agreement with a school in a contiguous district, or through an areawide program available at the community college serving the merged area in which the school district is located. Each area education agency shall provide assistance in establishing a plan to provide alternative education options to students attending a public school in a district served by the agency.
2. When a plan is developed, the district shall be responsible for the operation of the program and shall reimburse the area education agency for the actual costs incurred by the area education agency under this section.
3. Notwithstanding section 22.7, subsection 1, records kept regarding a student who has participated in a program under this section shall be requested by school officials of a public or nonpublic receiving school in which the student seeks to enroll, and shall be provided by the sending school. A school official who receives information under this section shall disclose this information only to those school officials and employees whose duties require them to be involved with the student. A school official or employee who discloses information received under this section in violation of this subsection shall be subject to disciplinary action, including but not limited to reprimand, suspension, or termination. “School officials and employees” means those officials and persons employed by a nonpublic school or public school district, and area education agency staff members who provide services to schools or school districts.
90 Acts, ch 1271, §1102; 94 Acts, ch 1131, §4; 94 Acts, ch 1172, §30; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §43; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §152
Referred to in §279.9A
Minimum hours of instruction requirement adopted by state board of education not applicable to alternative programs;
90 Acts, ch 1271, §1104
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.20 - Career and technical agriculture education.

280.20 Career and technical agriculture education.
1. It is the intent of the general assembly to encourage the public secondary schools to develop comprehensive programs for career and technical education in agriculture technology to meet the diverse needs of Iowa’s students and to ensure an adequate supply of trained and skilled individuals in all phases of the agriculture industry. The board of directors of each public school district may develop, as part of the curriculum in grades nine through twelve, programs for career and technical education in agriculture technology.
2. a. It is also the intent of the general assembly to encourage the development of programs for career and technical education in agriculture technology which are structured on a twelve-month basis and which include the following:
(1) Provision for twelve-month extended contracts to permit entrepreneurial agricultural experience, summer program planning, and recordkeeping.
(2) Submission of an annual summer program by each career and technical agriculture instructor employed on an extended contract basis.
(3) Provision for instructional supervision for agricultural occupational experience programs.
b. Supervision and accountability of career and technical agriculture teachers employed for extended contracts are the responsibility of the local school board.
88 Acts, ch 1264, §2; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §274; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §79; 2016 Acts, ch 1108, §66
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.21 - Corporal punishment — burden of proof.

280.21 Corporal punishment — burden of proof.
1. An employee of a public school district, accredited nonpublic school, or area education agency shall not inflict, or cause to be inflicted, corporal punishment upon a student. For purposes of this section, “corporal punishment” means the intentional physical punishment of a student. An employee’s physical contact with the body of a student shall not be considered corporal punishment if it is reasonable and necessary under the circumstances and is not designed or intended to cause pain or if the employee uses reasonable force, as defined under section 704.1, for the protection of the employee, the student, or other students; to obtain the possession of a weapon or other dangerous object within a student’s control; or for the protection of property. The department of education shall adopt rules to implement this section.
2. A school employee who, in the reasonable course of the employee’s employment responsibilities, comes into physical contact with a student shall be granted immunity from any civil or criminal liability which might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result of such physical contact, if the physical contact is reasonable under the circumstances and involves any of the following:
a. Encouraging, supporting, or disciplining the student.
b. Protecting the employee, the student, or other students.
c. Obtaining possession of a weapon or other dangerous object within a student’s control.
d. Protecting employee, student, or school property.
e. Quelling a disturbance or preventing an act threatening physical harm to any person.
f. Removing a disruptive student from class or any area of the school premises, or from school-sponsored activities off school premises.
g. Preventing a student from the self-infliction of harm.
h. Self-defense.
i. Any other legitimate educational activity.
3. To prevail in a civil action alleging a violation of this section the party bringing the action shall prove the violation by clear and convincing evidence. Any school employee determined in a civil action to have been wrongfully accused under this section shall be awarded reasonable monetary damages, in light of the circumstances involved, against the party bringing the action.
4. A school employee’s employer and the board of educational examiners shall not engage in reprisal or retaliation against a school employee who, in the reasonable course of the employee’s employment responsibilities, comes into physical contact with a student in accordance with this section.
89 Acts, ch 71, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1218, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1131, §5; 98 Acts, ch 1195, §1; 2018 Acts, ch 1057, §10; 2020 Acts, ch 1108, §10, 11
Referred to in §232.71B, 256.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.21A - Leave — episode of violence.

280.21A Leave — episode of violence.
1. a. A school employee who, in the course of employment, suffers a personal injury causing temporary total disability, or a permanent partial or total disability, resulting from an episode of violence toward that employee, for which workers’ compensation under chapter 85 is payable, shall be entitled to receive workers’ compensation, which the district shall supplement in order for the employee to receive full salary and benefits for the shortest of the following periods:
(1) One year from the date of the disability.
(2) The period during which the employee is disabled and incapable of employment.
b. During the period described in paragraph “a”, subparagraph (1) or (2), the school employee shall not be required to use accumulated sick leave or vacation.
2. The school district may require the employee, as a condition of receiving benefits under this section, to provide a signed statement that justifies the use of this leave and, if medical attention is required, a certificate from a licensed physician that states the nature and duration of the leave.
3. For purposes of this section, “school employee” means a person employed by a nonpublic school or school district, or any area education agency staff member who provides services to a school or school district.
94 Acts, ch 1131, §6; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §101
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.21B - Expulsion — weapons in school.

280.21B Expulsion — weapons in school.
The board of directors of a school district and the authorities in charge of a nonpublic school which receives services supported by federal funds shall expel from school for a period of not less than one year a student who is determined to have brought a weapon to a school or knowingly possessed a weapon at a school under the jurisdiction of the board or the authorities. However, the superintendent or chief administering officer of a school or school district may modify expulsion requirements on a case-by-case basis. This section shall not be construed to prevent the board of directors of a school district or the authorities in charge of a nonpublic school that have expelled a student from the student’s regular school setting from providing educational services to the student in an alternative setting. If both this section and section 282.4 apply, this section takes precedence over section 282.4. For purposes of this section, “weapon” means a firearm as defined in 18 U.S.C. §921. This section shall be construed in a manner consistent with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §1400 et seq.
95 Acts, ch 191, §23
Referred to in §279.9A
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.23 - Student health services.

280.23 Student health services.
The board of directors of each public school district and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall not require nonadministrative personnel to perform any special health services or intrusive nonemergency medical services for students unless the nonadministrative personnel are licensed or otherwise qualified and have consented to perform the services.
92 Acts, ch 1033, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.24 - Procedures for reporting drug or alcohol possession or use.

280.24 Procedures for reporting drug or alcohol possession or use.
The board of directors of each public school and the authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school shall prescribe procedures to report any use or possession of alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer or any controlled substance on school premises to local law enforcement agencies, if the use or possession is in violation of school policy or state law. The procedures may include a provision which does not require a report when the school officials have determined that a school at-risk or other student assistance program would be jeopardized if a student self reports.
97 Acts, ch 126, §38
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.26 - Intervention in altercations.

280.26 Intervention in altercations.
1. An employee of a public school district, accredited nonpublic school, or area education agency may intervene in a fight or physical struggle occurring among students or between students and nonstudents that takes place in the presence of the school employee in a school building, on school premises, or at any school function or school-sponsored activity regardless of its location. The degree and force of the intervention may be as reasonably necessary, in the opinion of the school employee, to restore order and protect the safety of the individuals involved in the altercation and others in the vicinity of the altercation.
2. A person who is not an employee of a public school district, accredited nonpublic school, or area education agency may intervene in a fight or physical struggle occurring among students, or between students and nonstudents, that takes place in the presence of the nonemployee in a school building, on school premises, or at any school function or school-sponsored activity regardless of its location. The intervention may occur in the absence of an employee of a public school district, accredited nonpublic school, or area education agency, or at the request of such an employee, utilizing the degree and force of intervention reasonably necessary to restore order and protect the safety of the individuals involved in the altercation and others in the vicinity of the altercation. However, a person who intervenes in the absence of an employee of a public school district, accredited nonpublic school, or area education agency shall report the intervention and all relevant information regarding the situation as soon as reasonably possible to such an employee.
3. An employee of a public school district, accredited nonpublic school, or area education agency who intervenes in a fight or physical struggle pursuant to subsection 1 shall be awarded reasonable monetary damages against a party bringing a civil action alleging a violation of this section, if it is determined in the action that the employee has been wrongfully accused. A nonemployee of a public school district, accredited nonpublic school, or area education agency who intervenes in a fight or physical struggle pursuant to subsection 2 shall be limited to the recovery of reasonable attorney fees and court costs, if it is determined in a civil action alleging a violation of this section that the nonemployee has been wrongfully accused.
98 Acts, ch 1195, §2; 2018 Acts, ch 1057, §11
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.27 - Reporting violence — immunity.

280.27 Reporting violence — immunity.
An employee of a school district, an accredited nonpublic school, or an area education agency who participates in good faith and acts reasonably in the making of a report to, or investigation by, an appropriate person or agency regarding violence, threats of violence, physical or sexual abuse of a student, or other inappropriate activity against a school employee or student in a school building, on school grounds, or at a school-sponsored function shall be immune from civil or criminal liability relating to such action, as well as for participating in any administrative or judicial proceeding resulting from or relating to the report or investigation.
2000 Acts, ch 1162, §1; 2011 Acts, ch 132, §96, 106
Referred to in §279.51A, 613.21
Similar provision, see §613.21
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.29 - Enrollment of children adjudicated or in foster care — transfer of educational records — services.

280.29 Enrollment of children adjudicated or in foster care — transfer of educational records — services.
1. In order to facilitate the educational stability of children adjudicated under chapter 232 or receiving foster care services, a school district, upon notification by an agency of the state that a child adjudicated under chapter 232 or receiving foster care services is transferring to and enrolling in the school district, shall provide for the immediate and appropriate enrollment of the child. The school district shall do the following:
a. Work with an area education agency child welfare liaison, if the area education agency has employed such a liaison in accordance with section 273.2, subsection 10, to develop systems to ease the enrollment transition of a child adjudicated under chapter 232 or receiving foster care services to another school.
b. Develop procedures for awarding credit for coursework, including electives, completed by a child adjudicated under chapter 232 or receiving foster care services while enrolled at another school.
(1) Credits and grades earned and offered for acceptance shall be based on official transcripts and shall be accepted without validation unless required under the receiving school district’s accreditation requirements.
(2) If the child earned less than a passing grade for a unit of coursework, the school district may require the child to retake the class in middle or high school. If the school district determines the child’s proficiencies in an elementary grade are substantially deficient, the child’s parent or guardian shall be notified and intensive instructional services and supports pursuant to section 279.68 shall be provided if appropriate.
c. Promote practices that facilitate access by a child adjudicated under chapter 232 or receiving foster care services to extracurricular programs, summer programs, and credit transfer services.
d. Establish procedures to lessen the adverse impact of the enrollment transfer of a child adjudicated under chapter 232 or receiving foster care services to another school.
e. Enter into a memorandum of understanding with the department of human services regarding the exchange of information as appropriate to facilitate the enrollment transition of children adjudicated under chapter 232 or receiving foster care services from one school to another school.
f. Provide other assistance as identified by the area education child welfare liaison.
2. A school district or an accredited nonpublic school, upon notification by an agency of the state that a child adjudicated under chapter 232 or in foster care is transferring enrollment from the school district or accredited nonpublic school to another school district or accredited nonpublic school, shall promptly provide for the transfer of all of the educational records of the child not later than five school days after receiving the notification.
2009 Acts, ch 120, §5; 2014 Acts, ch 1091, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.30 - High-quality school building emergency operations plans.

280.30 High-quality school building emergency operations plans.
1. The board of directors of a school district and the authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school shall develop a high-quality emergency operations plan for the district and individual school buildings in which students are educated no later than June 30, 2019. The plan shall include but not be limited to responses to active shooter scenarios and natural disasters. The plan shall provide that any alert regarding an emergency situation that is transmitted to school personnel or students by electronic means shall also be transmitted to the employer of any individual who is not a school employee but who is required as a part of the individual’s employment to regularly be present in a school building during the school year. The plan shall include publication of procedures for school personnel, parents, and guardians to report possible threats to the safety of students or school personnel on school grounds or at school activities. The board and authorities shall consider any recommendations of the department of education relating to the development of a high-quality emergency operations plan and shall consult with local emergency management coordinators and local law enforcement agencies in the development of the plan. The board and authorities shall review and update the plan on an annual basis. The plan shall be confidential and shall not be a public record subject to disclosure under chapter 22.
2. The board of directors of a school district and the authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school shall require that at least once per school year an emergency operations drill based on the emergency operations plan be conducted in each individual school building in which students are educated. The board and authorities shall determine which school personnel participate in the drill and whether students or local law enforcement agencies participate in the drill. The drill may include but is not limited to a table top exercise, walk-through, partial drill, or full drill. This subsection shall not be construed to affect the requirements of section 100.31, subsection 1.
2018 Acts, ch 1109, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS › Section 280.31 - Facial coverings.

280.31 Facial coverings.
The board of directors of a school district, the superintendent or chief administering officer of a school or school district, and the authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school shall not adopt, enforce, or implement a policy that requires its employees, students, or members of the public to wear a facial covering for any purpose while on the school district’s or accredited nonpublic school’s property unless the facial covering is necessary for a specific extracurricular or instructional purpose, or is required by section 280.10 or 280.11 or any other provision of law.
2021 Acts, ch 139, §28, 31