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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.150 - Washington scholars' program—Selection of scholars and scholars-alternates—Notification process—Certificates—Awards ceremony.

RCW 28A.600.150
Washington scholars' program—Selection of scholars and scholars-alternates—Notification process—Certificates—Awards ceremony.
Each year, three Washington scholars and one Washington scholars-alternate shall be selected from the students nominated under RCW 28A.600.140, except that during fiscal year 2007, no more than two scholars plus one alternate may be selected. The office of student financial assistance shall notify the students so designated, their high school principals, the legislators of their respective districts, and the governor when final selections have been made.
The office, in conjunction with the governor's office, shall prepare appropriate certificates to be presented to the Washington scholars and the Washington scholars-alternates. An awards ceremony at an appropriate time and place shall be planned by the office in cooperation with the Washington association of secondary school principals, and with the approval of the governor.
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 § 129; 2005 c 518 § 916; 1999 c 159 § 2; 1985 c 370 § 35; 1981 c 54 § 6. Formerly RCW 28A.58.830.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 §§ 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Effective date—2005 c 518: See note following RCW 28A.600.110.
Findings—Intent—1999 c 159: "The legislature finds that approximately thirty-five percent of the recipients of the Washington scholars award under RCW 28A.600.100 through 28A.600.150 choose to enroll in an out-of-state college and therefore do not use the grants that would have been available to them under RCW 28B.80.245 had they chosen to attend a college or university in the state of Washington. It is the intent of the legislature to require high school seniors who are announced as recipients of the Washington scholars award to demonstrate in a timely manner that they will be using any grants they may receive with their awards to enroll in a college or university in Washington state during the fall term of the same year in which they receive the award. Any grants not used by initial recipients should be awarded to alternate recipients who must also demonstrate in a timely manner that they will be using their grants to enroll in a Washington college or university in Washington state during the fall term." [ 1999 c 159 § 1.]
Severability—1981 c 54: See note following RCW 28A.600.100.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.160 - Educational pathways.

RCW 28A.600.160
Educational pathways.
Any middle school, junior high school, or high school using educational pathways shall ensure that all participating students will continue to have access to the courses and instruction necessary to meet admission requirements at baccalaureate institutions. Students shall be allowed to enter the educational pathway of their choice. Before accepting a student into an educational pathway, the school shall inform the student's parent of the pathway chosen, the opportunities available to the student through the pathway, and the career objectives the student will have exposure to while pursuing the pathway. Providing online access to the information satisfies the requirements of this section unless a parent or guardian specifically requests information to be provided in written form. Parents and students dissatisfied with the opportunities available through the selected educational pathway shall be provided with the opportunity to transfer the student to any other pathway provided in the school. Schools may not develop educational pathways that retain students in high school beyond the date they are eligible to graduate, and may not require students who transfer between pathways to complete pathway requirements beyond the date the student is eligible to graduate. Educational pathways may include, but are not limited to, programs such as worksite learning, internships, career and technical education, running start, college in the high school, and preparation for technical college, community college, or university education.
[ 2022 c 75 § 5. Prior: 2009 c 556 § 14; 2009 c 450 § 6; 1998 c 225 § 2.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2009 c 450: See note following RCW 28A.600.280.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.192 - Diagnosed concussions—Annual reports by public schools.

RCW 28A.600.192
Diagnosed concussions—Annual reports by public schools.
(1) Beginning with the 2020-21 school year, public schools must annually report information about each diagnosed concussion sustained by a student during athletic and other activities using a procedure developed by the department of health under RCW 43.70.435.
(2) At a minimum, the following information must be reported: Student's grade and gender, whether the student had a previous concussion, the event date and location of the diagnosed concussion, the type and level of activity that the student was participating in at the time of the event, whether it was a practice or competition, any known cause of the event, when during the activity the injury occurred, whether protective equipment was worn on the injured student's head at the time of the event, the type of surface on which the event occurred, who initially examined the student at the time of the event, whether the student was removed from the activity at the time of the event, and follow-up information related to whether the student was given a written authorization to return to the activity by the end of the season in which the event occurred and the amount of time before the student was authorized to return to the learning environment.
[ 2020 c 347 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.195 - Sudden cardiac arrest in youth athletes—Online pamphlet—Online prevention program for coaches.

RCW 28A.600.195
Sudden cardiac arrest in youth athletes—Online pamphlet—Online prevention program for coaches.
(1) The Washington interscholastic activities association shall work with member schools' board of directors, a nonprofit organization that educates communities about sudden cardiac arrest in youth athletes, and the University of Washington medicine center for sports cardiology to develop and make available an online pamphlet that provides youth athletes, their parents or guardians, and coaches with information about sudden cardiac arrest. The online pamphlet must include information on the nature, risk, symptoms and warning signs, prevention, and treatment of sudden cardiac arrest. The online pamphlet shall be posted on the office of the superintendent of public instruction's website.
(2) The Washington interscholastic activities association shall work with member schools' board of directors, an organization that provides educational training for safe participation in athletic activity, and the University of Washington medicine center for sports cardiology to make available an existing online sudden cardiac arrest prevention program for coaches.
(3) On a yearly basis, prior to participating in an interscholastic athletic activity a sudden cardiac arrest form stating that the online pamphlet was reviewed shall be signed by the youth athlete and the athlete's parents and/or guardian and returned to the school.
(4) Every three years, prior to coaching an interscholastic athletic activity coaches shall complete the online sudden cardiac arrest prevention program described in this section. Coaches shall provide a certificate showing completion of the online sudden cardiac arrest prevention program to the school.
[ 2015 c 26 § 3.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2015 c 26: "The legislature finds that sudden cardiac death is the result of an unexpected failure of proper heart function that may occur during or immediately after exercise. The legislature further finds that it has been reported that cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in young athletes. The legislature finds that approximately one in two hundred fifty young athletes has a heart disorder that may increase his or her risk of sudden cardiac arrest. The legislature intends to make youth athletes, their families, and coaches aware of sudden cardiac arrest." [ 2015 c 26 § 1.]
Short title—2015 c 26: "This act may be known and cited as the sudden cardiac arrest awareness act." [ 2015 c 26 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.207 - Extracurricular activities—Streamlining fee collection.

RCW 28A.600.207
Extracurricular activities—Streamlining fee collection.
(1) The process for charging and collecting associated student body card fees, school-based athletic program fees, optional noncredit school club fees, and other fees from students in grades nine through twelve who are low income must be identical to the process for charging and collecting fees from other students in grades nine through twelve, except that the fee waivers described under RCW 28A.325.010 must be automatically applied where applicable.
(2) The legislature recommends, but does not require, that the requirements under subsection (1) of this section are made applicable to students in grades six through eight.
[ 2020 c 13 § 8.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2020 c 13: See note following RCW 28A.320.580.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.210 - School locker searches—Findings.

RCW 28A.600.210
School locker searches—Findings.
The legislature finds that illegal drug activity and weapons in schools threaten the safety and welfare of school children and pose a severe threat to the state educational system. School officials need authority to maintain order and discipline in schools and to protect students from exposure to illegal drugs, weapons, and contraband. Searches of school-issued lockers and the contents of those lockers is a reasonable and necessary tool to protect the interests of the students of the state as a whole.
[ 1989 c 271 § 244. Formerly RCW 28A.67.300.]
NOTES:
Severability—1989 c 271: See note following RCW 9.94A.510.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.220 - School locker searches—No expectation of privacy.

RCW 28A.600.220
School locker searches—No expectation of privacy.
No right nor expectation of privacy exists for any student as to the use of any locker issued or assigned to a student by a school and the locker shall be subject to search for illegal drugs, weapons, and contraband as provided in RCW 28A.600.210 through 28A.600.240.
[ 1990 c 33 § 503; 1989 c 271 § 245. Formerly RCW 28A.67.310.]
NOTES:
Severability—1989 c 271: See note following RCW 9.94A.510.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.230 - School locker searches—Authorization—Limitations.

RCW 28A.600.230
School locker searches—Authorization—Limitations.
(1) A school principal, vice principal, or principal's designee may search a student, the student's possessions, and the student's locker, if the principal, vice principal, or principal's designee has reasonable grounds to suspect that the search will yield evidence of the student's violation of the law or school rules. A search is mandatory if there are reasonable grounds to suspect a student has illegally possessed a firearm in violation of RCW 9.41.280.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the scope of the search is proper if the search is conducted as follows:
(a) The methods used are reasonably related to the objectives of the search; and
(b) Is not excessively intrusive in light of the age and sex of the student and the nature of the suspected infraction.
(3) A principal or vice principal or anyone acting under their direction may not subject a student to a strip search or body cavity search as those terms are defined in RCW 10.79.070.
[ 1999 c 167 § 3; 1989 c 271 § 246. Formerly RCW 28A.67.320.]
NOTES:
Severability—1989 c 271: See note following RCW 9.94A.510.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.240 - School locker searches—Notice and reasonable suspicion requirements.

RCW 28A.600.240
School locker searches—Notice and reasonable suspicion requirements.
(1) In addition to the provisions in RCW 28A.600.230, the school principal, vice principal, or principal's designee may search all student lockers at any time without prior notice and without a reasonable suspicion that the search will yield evidence of any particular student's violation of the law or school rule.
(2) If the school principal, vice principal, or principal's designee, as a result of the search, develops a reasonable suspicion that a certain container or containers in any student locker contain evidence of a student's violation of the law or school rule, the principal, vice principal, or principal's designee may search the container or containers according to the provisions of RCW 28A.600.230(2).
[ 1990 c 33 § 504; 1989 c 271 § 247. Formerly RCW 28A.67.330.]
NOTES:
Severability—1989 c 271: See note following RCW 9.94A.510.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.285 - Dual credit programs—Impact on financial aid eligibility—Guidelines.

RCW 28A.600.285
Dual credit programs—Impact on financial aid eligibility—Guidelines.
The superintendent of public instruction and the office of student financial assistance shall develop advising guidelines to assure that students and parents understand that college credits earned in high school dual credit programs may impact eligibility for financial aid.
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 § 131; 2009 c 450 § 4.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 11 §§ 101-103, 106-202, 204-244, and 301: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 28B.76.020.
Findings—Intent—2009 c 450: See note following RCW 28A.600.280.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.300 - Running start program—Definition.

RCW 28A.600.300
Running start program—Definition.
(1) The program established in this section through RCW 28A.600.400 shall be known as the running start program.
(2) For the purposes of RCW 28A.600.310 through 28A.600.400, "participating institution of higher education" or "institution of higher education" means:
(a) A community or technical college as defined in RCW 28B.50.030;
(b) A public tribal college located in Washington and accredited by the northwest commission on colleges and universities or another accrediting association recognized by the United States department of education; and
(c) Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, Washington State University, and The Evergreen State College, if the institution's governing board decides to participate in the program in RCW 28A.600.310 through 28A.600.400.
[ 2009 c 450 § 7; 2005 c 207 § 5; 2002 c 80 § 1; 1994 c 205 § 1; 1990 1st ex.s. c 9 § 401.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2009 c 450: See note following RCW 28A.600.280.
Findings—Intent—2005 c 207: "The legislature finds that the dropout rate of the state's Native American students is the highest in the state. Approximately one-half of all Native American high school students drop out before graduating with a diploma. The legislature also finds that culturally relevant educational opportunities are important contributors to other efforts to increase the rates of high school graduation for Native American students. The legislature further finds that the higher education participation rate for Native American students is the lowest in the state, and that more can be done to encourage Native American students to pursue higher educational opportunities. The legislature intends to authorize accredited public tribal colleges to participate in the running start program for the purposes of reducing the dropout rate of Native American students and encouraging greater participation rates in higher education." [ 2005 c 207 § 4.]
Finding—Severability—1990 1st ex.s. c 9: See notes following RCW 28A.225.220.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.320 - Running start program—Information on enrollment.

RCW 28A.600.320
Running start program—Information on enrollment.
A school district shall provide general information about the program to all pupils in grades ten, eleven, and twelve and the parents and guardians of those pupils, including information about the opportunity to enroll in the program through online courses available at community and technical colleges and other state institutions of higher education and including the college high school diploma options under RCW 28B.50.535. To assist the district in planning, a pupil shall inform the district of the pupil's intent to enroll in courses at an institution of higher education for credit. Students are responsible for applying for admission to the institution of higher education.
[ 2009 c 524 § 4; 2008 c 95 § 3; 1994 c 205 § 3; 1990 1st ex.s. c 9 § 403.]
NOTES:
Intent—2009 c 524: See note following RCW 28B.50.535.
Finding—2008 c 95: See note following RCW 28A.300.119.
Finding—Severability—1990 1st ex.s. c 9: See notes following RCW 28A.225.220.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.330 - Running start program—Maximum terms of enrollment for high school credit.

RCW 28A.600.330
Running start program—Maximum terms of enrollment for high school credit.
A pupil who enrolls in an institution of higher education in grade eleven may not enroll in postsecondary courses under RCW 28A.600.300 through 28A.600.390 for high school credit and postsecondary credit for more than the equivalent of the coursework for two academic years. A pupil who first enrolls in an institution of higher education in grade twelve may not enroll in postsecondary courses under this section for high school credit and postsecondary credit for more than the equivalent of the coursework for one academic year.
[ 1994 c 205 § 4; 1990 1st ex.s. c 9 § 404.]
NOTES:
Finding—Severability—1990 1st ex.s. c 9: See notes following RCW 28A.225.220.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.340 - Running start program—Enrolled students not displaced.

RCW 28A.600.340
Running start program—Enrolled students not displaced.
Once a pupil has been enrolled in a postsecondary course or program under RCW 28A.600.300 through 28A.600.400, the pupil shall not be displaced by another student.
[ 1994 c 205 § 5; 1990 1st ex.s. c 9 § 405.]
NOTES:
Finding—Severability—1990 1st ex.s. c 9: See notes following RCW 28A.225.220.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.350 - Running start program—Enrollment for secondary and postsecondary credit.

RCW 28A.600.350
Running start program—Enrollment for secondary and postsecondary credit.
A pupil may enroll in a course under RCW 28A.600.300 through 28A.600.390 for both high school credit and postsecondary credit.
[ 1994 c 205 § 6; 1990 1st ex.s. c 9 § 406.]
NOTES:
Finding—Severability—1990 1st ex.s. c 9: See notes following RCW 28A.225.220.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.360 - Running start program—Enrollment in postsecondary institution—Determination of high school credits—Application toward graduation requirements.

RCW 28A.600.360
Running start program—Enrollment in postsecondary institution—Determination of high school credits—Application toward graduation requirements.
A school district shall grant academic credit to a pupil enrolled in a course for high school credit if the pupil successfully completes the course. If no comparable course is offered by the school district, the school district superintendent shall determine how many credits to award for the course. The determination shall be made in writing before the pupil enrolls in the course. The credits shall be applied toward graduation requirements and subject area requirements. Evidence of the successful completion of each course in an institution of higher education shall be included in the pupil's secondary school records and transcript. The transcript shall also note that the course was taken at an institution of higher education.
[ 1994 c 205 § 7; 1990 1st ex.s. c 9 § 407.]
NOTES:
Finding—Severability—1990 1st ex.s. c 9: See notes following RCW 28A.225.220.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.370 - Running start program—Postsecondary credit.

RCW 28A.600.370
Running start program—Postsecondary credit.
Any state institution of higher education may award postsecondary credit for college-level academic and vocational courses successfully completed by a student while in high school and taken at an institution of higher education. The state institution of higher education shall not charge a fee for the award of the credits.
[ 1994 c 205 § 8; 1990 1st ex.s. c 9 § 408.]
NOTES:
Finding—Severability—1990 1st ex.s. c 9: See notes following RCW 28A.225.220.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.380 - Running start program—School district not responsible for transportation.

RCW 28A.600.380
Running start program—School district not responsible for transportation.
Transportation to and from the institution of higher education is not the responsibility of the school district.
[ 1994 c 205 § 9; 1990 1st ex.s. c 9 § 409.]
NOTES:
Finding—Severability—1990 1st ex.s. c 9: See notes following RCW 28A.225.220.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.385 - Running start program—Cooperative agreements with community colleges in Oregon and Idaho.

RCW 28A.600.385
Running start program—Cooperative agreements with community colleges in Oregon and Idaho.
(1) School districts in Washington and community colleges in Oregon and Idaho may enter into cooperative agreements under chapter 39.34 RCW for the purpose of allowing eleventh and twelfth grade students who are enrolled in the school districts to earn high school and college credit concurrently.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, if a school district exercises the authority granted in subsection (1) of this section, the provisions of RCW 28A.600.310 through 28A.600.360 and 28A.600.380 through 28A.600.400 shall apply to the agreements.
(3) A school district may enter an agreement in which the community college agrees to accept an amount less than the statewide uniform rate under *RCW 28A.600.310(2) if the community college does not charge participating students tuition and fees. A school district may not pay a per-credit rate in excess of the statewide uniform rate under *RCW 28A.600.310(2).
(4) To the extent feasible, the agreements shall permit participating students to attend the community college without paying any tuition and fees. The agreements shall not permit the community college to charge participating students nonresident tuition and fee rates.
(5) The agreements shall ensure that participating students are permitted to enroll only in courses that are transferable to one or more institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016.
[ 1998 c 63 § 2.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 28A.600.310 was amended by 2009 c 450 § 8, changing subsection (2) to subsection (4). RCW 28A.600.310 was subsequently amended by 2023 c 350 § 2, changing subsection (4) to subsection (8).
Finding—1998 c 63: "The legislature finds that students may have difficulty attending community college for the purpose of the running start program due to the distance of the nearest community college. In these cases, it may be more advantageous for students in border counties to attend community colleges in neighboring states. The legislature encourages school districts to pursue interagency agreements with community colleges in neighboring states when it is in the best interests of the student's educational progress." [ 1998 c 63 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.390 - Running start program—Rules.

RCW 28A.600.390
Running start program—Rules.
The superintendent of public instruction, the state board for community and technical colleges, and the student achievement council shall jointly develop and adopt rules governing RCW 28A.600.300 through 28A.600.380 and 28A.600.402, if rules are necessary. The rules shall be written to encourage the maximum use of the program and shall not narrow or limit the enrollment options under RCW 28A.600.300 through 28A.600.380.
[ 2023 c 350 § 3; 2012 c 229 § 506; 1994 c 205 § 10; 1990 1st ex.s. c 9 § 410.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2012 c 229 §§ 101, 117, 401, 402, 501 through 594, 601 through 609, 701 through 708, 801 through 821, 902, and 904: See note following RCW 28B.77.005.
Finding—Severability—1990 1st ex.s. c 9: See notes following RCW 28A.225.220.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.400 - Running start program—Existing agreements not affected.

RCW 28A.600.400
Running start program—Existing agreements not affected.
RCW 28A.600.300 through 28A.600.390 are in addition to and not intended to adversely affect agreements between school districts and institutions of higher education in effect on April 11, 1990.
[ 2023 c 350 § 4; 1994 c 205 § 11; 1990 1st ex.s. c 9 § 412.]
NOTES:
Finding—Severability—1990 1st ex.s. c 9: See notes following RCW 28A.225.220.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.402 - Running start program—Funding levels—Report.

RCW 28A.600.402
Running start program—Funding levels—Report.
(1) Students participating in running start programs may be funded up to a combined maximum enrollment of 1.4 full-time equivalents, including school district and institution of higher education enrollment.
(2) In calculating the combined full-time equivalents, the office of the superintendent of public instruction:
(a) Must adopt rules to fund the participating student's enrollment in running start courses provided by the institution of higher education during the summer academic term, up to a maximum of 10 college credits per student per summer academic term; and
(b) May average the participating student's September through June enrollment to account for differences in the start and end dates for courses provided by the high school and the institution of higher education.
(3) Running start programs as a service delivery model and associated funding levels beyond 1.0 full-time equivalent per student are not part of the state's statutory program of basic education under chapter 28A.150 RCW.
(4) The office of the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the state board for community and technical colleges, the participating institutions of higher education, the student achievement council, and the education data center, must annually track, and report to the fiscal committees of the legislature, the combined full-time equivalent experience of students participating in running start programs, including course load analyses and enrollments by high school and participating institutions of higher education.
[ 2023 c 350 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.410 - Alternatives to suspension—Encouraged.

RCW 28A.600.410
Alternatives to suspension—Encouraged.
School districts are encouraged to find alternatives to suspension including reducing the length of a student's suspension conditioned by the commencement of counseling or other treatment services. Consistent with current law, the conditioning of a student's suspension does not obligate the school district to pay for the counseling or other treatment services except for those stipulated and agreed to by the district at the inception of the suspension.
[ 1992 c 155 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.420 - Firearms on school premises, transportation, or facilities—Penalty—Exemptions.

RCW 28A.600.420
Firearms on school premises, transportation, or facilities—Penalty—Exemptions.
(1) Any elementary or secondary school student who is determined to have carried a firearm onto, or to have possessed a firearm on, public elementary or secondary school premises, public school-provided transportation, or areas of facilities while being used exclusively by public schools, shall be expelled from school for not less than one year under RCW 28A.600.010. The superintendent of the school district, educational service district, or state school for the blind, or the director of the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth, or the director's designee, may modify the expulsion of a student on a case-by-case basis.
(2) For purposes of this section, "firearm" means a firearm as defined in 18 U.S.C. Sec. 921, and a "firearm" as defined in RCW 9.41.010.
(3) This section shall be construed in a manner consistent with the individuals with disabilities education act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1401 et seq.
(4) Nothing in this section prevents a public school district, educational service district, the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth, or the state school for the blind if it has expelled a student from such student's regular school setting from providing educational services to the student in an alternative setting.
(5) This section does not apply to:
(a) Any student while engaged in military education authorized by school authorities in which rifles are used but not other firearms; or
(b) Any student while involved in a convention, showing, demonstration, lecture, or firearms safety course authorized by school authorities in which the rifles of collectors or instructors are handled or displayed but not other firearms; or
(c) Any student while participating in a rifle competition authorized by school authorities.
(6) A school district may suspend or expel a student for up to one year subject to subsections (1), (3), (4), and (5) of this section, if the student acts with malice as defined under RCW 9A.04.110 and displays an instrument that appears to be a firearm, on public elementary or secondary school premises, public school-provided transportation, or areas of facilities while being used exclusively by public schools.
[ 2019 c 266 § 23; 2009 c 381 § 31; 1997 c 265 § 5; 1995 c 335 § 304; 1995 c 87 § 2.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2009 c 381: See note following RCW 72.40.015.
Severability—1997 c 265: See note following RCW 13.40.160.
Part headings, table of contents not law—1995 c 335: See note following RCW 28A.150.360.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.460 - Classroom discipline—Policies—Classroom placement of student offenders—Data on disciplinary actions.

RCW 28A.600.460
Classroom discipline—Policies—Classroom placement of student offenders—Data on disciplinary actions.
(1) School district boards of directors shall adopt policies that restore discipline to the classroom. Such policies must provide for at least the following: Allowing each teacher to take disciplinary action to correct a student who disrupts normal classroom activities, abuses or insults a teacher as prohibited by RCW 28A.635.010, willfully disobeys a teacher, uses abusive or foul language directed at a school district employee, school volunteer, or another student, violates school rules, or who interferes with an orderly education process. Disciplinary action may include but is not limited to: Oral or written reprimands; written notification to parents of disruptive behavior, a copy of which must be provided to the principal.
(2) A student committing an offense under chapter 9A.36, 9A.40, 9A.46, or 9A.48 RCW when the activity is directed toward the teacher, shall not be assigned to that teacher's classroom for the duration of the student's attendance at that school or any other school where the teacher is assigned.
(3) A student who commits an offense under chapter 9A.36, 9A.40, 9A.46, or 9A.48 RCW, when directed toward another student, may be removed from the classroom of the victim for the duration of the student's attendance at that school or any other school where the victim is enrolled. A student who commits an offense under one of the chapters enumerated in this section against a student or another school employee, may be expelled or suspended.
(4) Nothing in this section is intended to limit the authority of a school under existing law and rules to expel or suspend a student for misconduct or criminal behavior.
(5) All school districts must collect data on disciplinary actions taken in each school and must record these actions using the statewide student data system, based on the data collection standards established by the office of the superintendent of public instruction and the K-12 data governance group. The information shall be made available to the public, but public release of the data shall not include personally identifiable information including, but not limited to, a student's social security number, name, or address.
[ 2013 2nd sp.s. c 18 § 305; 1997 c 266 § 9.]
NOTES:
Application—Enforcement of laws protecting health and safety—2013 2nd sp.s. c 18: See note following RCW 28A.600.022.
Findings—Intent—Severability—1997 c 266: See notes following RCW 28A.600.455.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.475 - Exchange of information with law enforcement and juvenile court officials—Notification of parents and students.

RCW 28A.600.475
Exchange of information with law enforcement and juvenile court officials—Notification of parents and students.
School districts may participate in the exchange of information with law enforcement and juvenile court officials to the extent permitted by the family educational and privacy rights act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g. When directed by court order or pursuant to any lawfully issued subpoena, a school district shall make student records and information available to law enforcement officials, probation officers, court personnel, and others legally entitled to the information. Except as provided in RCW 13.40.480, parents and students shall be notified by the school district of all such orders or subpoenas in advance of compliance with them.
[ 1998 c 269 § 11; 1992 c 205 § 120.]
NOTES:
Intent—Finding—Effective date—1998 c 269: See notes following RCW 72.05.020.
Part headings not law—Severability—1992 c 205: See notes following RCW 13.40.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.480 - Reporting of harassment, intimidation, or bullying—Retaliation prohibited—Immunity.

RCW 28A.600.480
Reporting of harassment, intimidation, or bullying—Retaliation prohibited—Immunity.
(1) No school employee, student, or volunteer may engage in reprisal, retaliation, or false accusation against a victim, witness, or one with reliable information about an act of harassment, intimidation, or bullying.
(2) A school employee, student, or volunteer who has witnessed, or has reliable information that a student has been subjected to, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, whether verbal or physical, is encouraged to report such incident to an appropriate school official.
(3) A school employee, student, or volunteer who promptly reports an incident of harassment, intimidation, or bullying to an appropriate school official, and who makes this report in compliance with the procedures in the district's policy prohibiting bullying, harassment, or intimidation, is immune from a cause of action for damages arising from any failure to remedy the reported incident.
[ 2002 c 207 § 4.]
NOTES:
Findings—2002 c 207: "The legislature declares that a safe and civil environment in school is necessary for students to learn and achieve high academic standards. The legislature finds that harassment, intimidation, or bullying, like other disruptive or violent behavior, is conduct that disrupts both a student's ability to learn and a school's ability to educate its students in a safe environment.
Furthermore, the legislature finds that students learn by example. The legislature commends school administrators, faculty, staff, and volunteers for demonstrating appropriate behavior, treating others with civility and respect, and refusing to tolerate harassment, intimidation, or bullying." [ 2002 c 207 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.486 - District policy on the use of isolation and restraint—Notice to parents and guardians of children who have individualized education programs or plans developed under section 504 of the rehabilitation act of 1973.

RCW 28A.600.486
District policy on the use of isolation and restraint—Notice to parents and guardians of children who have individualized education programs or plans developed under section 504 of the rehabilitation act of 1973.
Parents and guardians of children who have individualized education programs or plans developed under section 504 of the rehabilitation act of 1973 must be provided a copy of the district policy on the use of isolation and restraint at the time that the program or plan is created.
[ 2013 c 202 § 4.]
NOTES:
Findings—2013 c 202: See note following RCW 28A.600.485.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.490 - Discipline task force—Development of standard definitions—Development of data collection standards—Membership—Statewide student data system revision.

RCW 28A.600.490
Discipline task force—Development of standard definitions—Development of data collection standards—Membership—Statewide student data system revision.
(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall convene a discipline task force to develop standard definitions for causes of student disciplinary actions taken at the discretion of the school district. The task force must also develop data collection standards for disciplinary actions that are discretionary and for disciplinary actions that result in the exclusion of a student from school. The data collection standards must include data about education services provided while a student is subject to a disciplinary action, the status of petitions for readmission to the school district when a student has been excluded from school, credit retrieval during a period of exclusion, and school dropout as a result of disciplinary action.
(2) The discipline task force shall include representatives from the K-12 data governance group, the educational opportunity gap oversight and accountability committee, the state ethnic commissions, the governor's office of Indian affairs, the office of the education ombuds, school districts, tribal representatives, and other education and advocacy organizations.
(3) The office of the superintendent of public instruction and the K-12 data governance group shall revise the statewide student data system to incorporate the student discipline data collection standards recommended by the discipline task force, and begin collecting data based on the revised standards in the 2015-16 school year.
[ 2016 c 72 § 101; 2013 2nd sp.s. c 18 § 301.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—2016 c 72: See note following RCW 28A.600.015.
Application—Enforcement of laws protecting health and safety—2013 2nd sp.s. c 18: See note following RCW 28A.600.022.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.495 - Student discipline terminology—"Emergency removal"—Posting of bulletin—Retroactive application.

RCW 28A.600.495
Student discipline terminology—"Emergency removal"—Posting of bulletin—Retroactive application.
(1) The legislature recognizes that public schools have the authority to immediately remove a student from school if the student poses an immediate and continuing danger to other students or to school staff, or if the student poses an immediate and continuing threat of material and substantial disruption of the education process. The legislature acknowledges that emergency expulsion is limited to 10 consecutive school days, the school must provide an opportunity for the student to receive educational services during the emergency expulsion, and both the emergency expulsion and any suspension or expulsion that the emergency expulsion is converted to can be appealed. However, the legislature finds that emergency expulsion tarnishes a student's reputation and self-image, which can result in school staff, fellow students, or the student's families making assumptions about the student, and, in some cases, these assumptions result in harassment, intimidation, or bullying of the student. Therefore, the legislature intends to discontinue the use of the prejudicial term "emergency expulsion," and replace it with the term "emergency removal," which is a more accurate description of the temporary removal of a student from school to assess and properly respond to an emergent situation involving the student.
(2) As soon as possible after July 23, 2023, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must publish a bulletin to notify school districts and public schools that the term "emergency removal" must be used instead of the term "emergency expulsion" in the context of student discipline and as required by RCW 28A.300.042 and 28A.600.015. The legislature's intent as described in subsection (1) of this section must be included in the bulletin. The bulletin must also include guidance about student discipline data collection and historical data comparison.
(3) A student who was emergency expelled between September 1, 2019, and July 23, 2023, may request that any reference to "emergency expulsion" in the student's education record be revised to "emergency removal."
[ 2023 c 242 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.600 - Students. › 28A.600.500 - Graduation ceremonies—Tribal regalia.

RCW 28A.600.500
Graduation ceremonies—Tribal regalia.
(1) School districts and public schools may not prohibit students who are members of a federally recognized tribe from wearing traditional tribal regalia or objects of Native American cultural significance along with or attached to a gown at graduation ceremonies or related school events. School districts and public schools may not require such students to wear a cap if it is incompatible with the regalia or significant object.
(2) School districts and, when necessary, public schools shall update any relevant policies or procedures in accordance with this section.
(3) For the purposes of this section, "public schools" has the same meaning as in RCW 28A.150.010.
[ 2020 c 35 § 2.]
NOTES:
Intent—2020 c 35: "The legislature recognizes that relationships between sovereign governments are strengthened when decisions of mutual interest are based in a shared respect of cultural values. The legislature recognizes also that school districts, public schools, and institutions of higher education may use dress codes and other requirements to restrict the wearing of tribal regalia and objects of cultural significance at graduation ceremonies.
Although the restrictions may be premised on promoting uniformity, they are not appropriate in the context of government-to-government relationships and do not recognize the distinct and unique cultural heritage of Native Americans.
The legislature, therefore, intends to affirm inherent rights assured through tribal sovereignty and expressly acknowledge that students in public schools and institutions of higher education may wear traditional tribal regalia or objects of cultural significance at graduation ceremonies and related events." [ 2020 c 35 § 1.]
Applicability—2020 c 35: "Sections 2 and 4 of this act apply to the graduating class of 2020 and subsequent graduating classes." [ 2020 c 35 § 3.]
Short title—2020 c 35: "This act may be known and cited as the right to tribal regalia act." [ 2020 c 35 § 5.]
Effective date—2020 c 35: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [March 18, 2020]." [ 2020 c 35 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.604 - Student User Privacy in Education Rights. › 28A.604.010 - Definitions.

RCW 28A.604.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "School service" means a website, mobile application, or online service that: (a) Is designed and marketed primarily for use in a K-12 school; (b) is used at the direction of teachers or other employees of a K-12 school; and (c) collects, maintains, or uses student personal information. A "school service" does not include a website, mobile application, or online service that is designed and marketed for use by individuals or entities generally, even if also marketed to a United States K-12 school.
(2) "School service provider" means an entity that operates a school service to the extent it is operating in that capacity.
(3) "Student personal information" means information collected through a school service that personally identifies an individual student or other information collected and maintained about an individual student that is linked to information that identifies an individual student.
(4) "Students" means students of K-12 schools in Washington state.
(5) "Targeted advertising" means sending advertisements to a student where the advertisement is selected based on information obtained or inferred from that student's online behavior, usage of applications, or student personal information. It does not include (a) advertising to a student at an online location based upon that student's current visit to that location without the collection and retention of a student's online activities over time or (b) adaptive learning, personalized learning, or customized education.
[ 2015 c 277 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 28A - Common School Provisions › Chapter 28A.604 - Student User Privacy in Education Rights. › 28A.604.020 - Student personal information—Information about collection and use—Changes to privacy policies—Access to and correction of information—Application to education data center.

RCW 28A.604.020
Student personal information—Information about collection and use—Changes to privacy policies—Access to and correction of information—Application to education data center.
(1) School service providers shall provide clear and easy to understand information about the types of student personal information they collect and about how they use and share the student personal information.
(2) School service providers shall provide prominent notice before making material changes to their privacy policies for school services.
(3) School service providers shall facilitate access to and correction of student personal information by students or their parent or guardian either directly or through the relevant educational institution or teacher.
(4) Where the school service is offered to an educational institution or teacher, information required by subsections (1) and (2) of this section may be provided to the educational institution or teacher.
(5) The provisions of this section do not apply to the education data center established under RCW 43.41.400, but do apply to any subcontractors of the education data center.
[ 2015 c 277 § 3.]