RCW 28A.320.1241 School safety and security staff—Collected agreements and information. (1) School districts must annually collect the following information on safety and security staff: (a) Total number of safety and security staff working in the district and in each school building, and number of days per week that each staff works; (b) The name of […]
RCW 28A.320.1242 School safety and security staff—Agreements with law enforcement agencies or security guard companies. (1)(a) If a law enforcement agency or security guard company supplies safety and security staff to work on school property when students are expected to be present, the school district must annually review and adopt an agreement with the law […]
RCW 28A.320.125 Safe school plans—Requirements—Duties of school districts and schools—Drills—Rules—First responder agencies. (1) The legislature considers it to be a matter of public safety for public schools and staff to have current safe school plans and procedures in place, fully consistent with federal law. The legislature further finds and intends, by requiring safe school plans […]
RCW 28A.320.126 Emergency response system. School districts must work collaboratively with local law enforcement agencies and school security personnel to develop an emergency response system using evolving technology to expedite the response and arrival of law enforcement in the event of a threat or emergency at a school. School districts are encouraged to use the […]
RCW 28A.320.127 Plan for recognition, screening, and response to emotional or behavioral distress in students, including possible sexual abuse. (1) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, each school district must adopt a plan for recognition, initial screening, and response to emotional or behavioral distress in students, including but not limited to indicators of possible substance […]
RCW 28A.320.1271 Model school district plan for recognition, initial screening, and response to emotional or behavioral distress in students. The office of the superintendent of public instruction’s school safety center, established in RCW 28A.300.630, shall develop a model school district plan for recognition, initial screening, and response to emotional or behavioral distress in students, including […]
RCW 28A.320.128 Notice and disclosure policies—Threats of violence—Student conduct—Immunity for good faith notice—Penalty. (1) By September 1, 2020, each school district board of directors shall adopt a policy that addresses the following issues: (a) Procedures for providing notice of threats of violence or harm to the student or school employee who is the subject of […]
RCW 28A.320.130 Weapons incidents—Reporting. Each school district and each private school approved under chapter 28A.195 RCW shall report to the superintendent of public instruction by January 31st of each year all known incidents involving the possession of weapons on school premises, on transportation systems, or in areas of facilities while being used exclusively by public […]
RCW 28A.320.135 Telecommunication devices—Limits on possession—Policies. School district boards of directors may adopt policies that limit the possession of (1) paging telecommunication devices by students that emit audible signals, vibrate, display a message, or otherwise summons or delivers a communication to the possessor, and (2) portable or cellular telephones. [ 1997 c 266 § 10.] […]
RCW 28A.320.140 Schools with special standards—Dress codes. (1) School district boards of directors may establish schools or programs which parents may choose for their children to attend in which: (a) Students are required to conform to dress and grooming codes, including requiring that students wear uniforms; (b) parents are required to participate in the student’s […]
RCW 28A.320.142 Unaccompanied and homeless youth—Building point of contact—Duty of district liaison for students experiencing homelessness. (1) Each K-12 public school in the state must establish a building point of contact in each elementary school, middle school, and high school. These points of contact must be appointed by the principal of the designated school and […]
RCW 28A.320.145 Homeless students—Support. (1) On an annual basis, each school district must strongly encourage: (a) All school staff to annually review the video posted on the office of the superintendent of public instruction’s website on how to identify signs that indicate a student may be homeless, how to provide services and support to homeless […]
RCW 28A.320.148 Foster care liaison—Building point of contact. (1) For the purpose of addressing education barriers for students who are the subject of a dependency proceeding, each school district must: (a) Designate a foster care liaison to facilitate district compliance with state and federal laws related to students who are the subject of a dependency […]
RCW 28A.320.155 Criminal history record information—School volunteers. If a volunteer alerts a school district that the volunteer has undergone a criminal records check in accordance with applicable state law, including RCW 10.97.050, 28A.400.303, 28A.410.010, or 43.43.830 through 43.43.845, within the two years before the time the volunteer is volunteering in the school, then the school […]
RCW 28A.320.160 Alleged sexual misconduct by school employee—Parental notification—Information on public records act. School districts must, at the first opportunity but in all cases within forty-eight hours of receiving a report alleging sexual misconduct by a school employee, notify the parents of a student alleged to be the victim, target, or recipient of the misconduct. […]
RCW 28A.320.163 Notifications—Appeals. (1) A school district superintendent, a designee of the superintendent, or a principal of a school who receives information pursuant to RCW 28A.225.330, 9A.44.138, 13.04.155, 13.40.215, or 72.09.730 shall comply with the notification provisions described in this section. (2) Upon receipt of information described in subsection (1) of this section, a school […]
RCW 28A.320.165 Notice of pesticide use. Schools as defined in RCW 17.21.415 shall provide notice of pesticide use to parents or guardians of students and employees pursuant to chapter 17.21 RCW, upon the request of the parent or guardian. [ 2009 c 556 § 12; 2001 c 333 § 4.] NOTES: Effective date—2001 c 333: […]
RCW 28A.320.170 Curricula—Tribal history and culture. (1)(a) Beginning July 24, 2015, when a school district board of directors reviews or adopts its social studies curriculum, it shall incorporate curricula about the history, culture, and government of the nearest federally recognized Indian tribe or tribes, so that students learn about the unique heritage and experience of […]
RCW 28A.320.173 Curricula—Outdoor-based activities. (1) Public schools may develop curricula that: (a) Links student learning with engagement in seasonal or nonseasonal outdoor-based activities, including activities related to academic requirements in science, health and fitness, and career and technical education; (b) Aligns with the *essential academic learning requirements under RCW 28A.655.070 that are a component of […]
RCW 28A.320.175 School data—Collection and submission to the office of the superintendent of public instruction. (1) No later than the beginning of the 2008-09 school year and thereafter, each school district shall collect and electronically submit to the office of the superintendent of public instruction, in a format and according to a schedule prescribed by […]
