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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) An association or educational organization that requires a student to wear an athletic uniform for participation in an athletic activity may not prohibit the student from:
(a) wearing religious clothing with the athletic uniform; or
(b) wearing clothing under, or with, but not substantially covering, the athletic uniform to, consistent with the student's religious or moral beliefs, cover or conceal parts of the student's body that are not covered or concealed by the athletic uniform.
(2)(a) A student has the right to, while participating in a school-related athletic activity or an athletic activity using school facilities, wear clothing as described in Subsection (1).
(b) The prohibition described in Subsection (1) and the right described in Subsection (2)(a) apply regardless of whether the student wears, or is required to wear, an athletic uniform while participating in the athletic activity.
(3) If an association or educational organization places requirements on religious clothing or other clothing described in Subsection (1) or (2), other than the material, style, or color of the uniform itself, the association or organization:
(a) shall provide the clothing at the association's or educational organization's expense; and
(b) may not impose a requirement in relation to the clothing, including the material, color, style, or manner of wearing the clothing, that violates the student's religious or moral beliefs.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 53G. Public Education System--Local Administration § 53G-7-804. Requirements for uniforms for students participating in an athletic activity - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-53g-public-education-system-local-administration/ut-code-sect-53g-7-804/
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