Last modified: August 23, 2024

Policy No 3170 Kindergarten Student Toilet Training

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Definitions:

“Toilet Trained” means that a child can:

1. Communicate the need to use the bathroom to an adult;
2. Sit down on a toilet;
3. Use the toilet without assistance;
4. Undress and dress as necessary; and
5. Tend to personal hygienic needs after toileting.

If an accident occurs, a toilet-trained child can independently tend to hygienic needs and change clothes. A child is not toilet trained if the child has accidents with sufficient frequency to impact the educational experience of the child or the child’s peers, as determined by the District.

• Utah Code 53G-7-302(6)
• Utah Administrative Rules R277-631-2.)

Toilet Training Requirement for Kindergarten Enrollment:

A student may not be enrolled in Kindergarten unless the student is toilet trained or the student’s lack of toilet training results from a condition addressed by an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or Section 504 Plan. Prior to enrollment, the parent of each student to be enrolled shall provide assurance to the District during the online registration process that the student is toilet trained.

Addressing the Needs of Students Who are Not Toilet Trained:

When a Kindergarten student is determined not to be toilet trained, the District shall:

1. Consider whether the student’s delay in toileting capability may be a sign of a disability that could impact the student’s education and if appropriate shall conduct an initial evaluation under IDEA;
2. Refer the student and the student’s parent to a school social worker or counselor:
   1. To provide additional family supports and resources; and
   2. To create an individualized plan to address the student’s needs;
   3. Establish the circumstances, if appropriate, under which a parent or parent’s adult designee may aid in toilet training; and
   4. Coordinate with appropriate District personnel and parents to reintegrate the student, as appropriate, once the student has become toilet trained. 

Legal References

• Utah State Code 53G-7-203(6)
• Utah Administrative Rule R277-631-2
• Utah Administrative Rules R277-631-3(3)

Board Approved:

August 13, 2024

Procedures and Forms

• 3170 P1 Kindergarten Student Toilet Training