Parent & School Resources
The Policy Project, provides free resources to help schools and families support students both inside and outside the classroom.
Provide Period Products
In 2022, The Policy Project helped create a Utah law requiring free period products in schools.
Period Resources
Our Period Toolkit helps schools provide period products effectively while supporting healthy, stigma-free conversations about menstruation.
Why it matters
Students are better able to focus, participate, and attend school consistently when their basic health needs are supported.
What can parents do?
Help ensure products are consistently available in your school’s restrooms by talking with students and administrators.
Help school leaders understand the impact of not consistently having period products where students need them.
Talk to your child about menstruation.
Share your thoughts about Utah’s Maturation education.
The Period Toolkit includes
Information about why period product access matters
Restroom signage and communication & awareness tools
Guidance for talking to students, including boys, about periods
Custodial and implementation resources + more
Follow this link to let us know if period products are available in your school.
Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
In 2024, The Policy Project helped to pass a law that expands child sexual abuse prevention education to all K-6 students in Utah.
Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Prevention Resources
Our CSA Prevention Resources provide schools and families with information, implementation guidance, and tools to support age-appropriate prevention education and protective conversations with children.
Why it matters
Prevention education helps children recognize unsafe situations, understand boundaries, and identify trusted adults they can turn to for help.
What can parents do?
Tell your K-6 school leaders that you support CSA prevention education.
Know the signs of abuse and talk to your child about body safety.
The CSA Prevention Toolkit includes
Information about Utah prevention education requirements and FAQs
Parent & family guidance materials
School implementation resources and links to approved providers + more
Create Focused Classrooms
In 2025, The Policy Project helped to pass a law that limits distracting phone use during class to improve student focus and learning.
School Device Policy Resources
Our Devices in Schools Toolkit helps schools and families navigate student phone and device policies with practical implementation tools, communication resources, and research-backed best practices.
Why it matters
Healthy technology habits and consistent expectations can improve focus, learning, social connection, and classroom engagement.
What can parents do?
Get involved at the local level by supporting student-owned device policies.
Provide policy feedback during district public comment periods or communicate directly with administrators.
The Device Policy Toolkit includes
Sample policy guidance, implementation supports & best practices for schools
Student engagement ideas and parent & school communication tools
Research and information about student device use + more