Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 28A Common School Provisions - Chapter 28A.600 Students

28A.600.010 Enforcement of rules of conduct -- Due process guarantees -- Computation of days for short-term and long-term suspensions
Every board of directors, unless otherwise specifically provided by law, shall: (1) Enforce the rules prescribed by the superintendent of public instruction for the government ...
28A.600.015 Rules incorporating due process guarantees of pupils -- Informal due process procedures for short-term suspension of students
(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt and distribute to all school districts lawful and reasonable rules prescribing the substantive and procedural due process ...
28A.600.020 Exclusion of student from classroom -- Written disciplinary procedures -- Long-term suspension or expulsion
(1) The rules adopted pursuant to RCW 28A.600.010 shall be interpreted to ensure that the optimum learning atmosphere of the classroom is maintained, and that ...
28A.600.025 Students' rights of religious expression -- Duty of superintendent of public instruction to inform school districts
(1) The First Amendment to the United States Constitution, and Article I, sections 5 and 11 of the Washington state Constitution guarantee that students retain ...
28A.600.030 Grading policies -- Option to consider attendance
Each school district board of directors may establish student grading policies which permit teachers to consider a student's attendance in determining the student's overall grade ...
28A.600.035 Policies on secondary school access and egress
School district boards of directors shall review school district policies regarding access and egress by students from secondary school grounds during school hours. Each school ...
28A.600.040 Pupils to comply with rules and regulations
All pupils who attend the common schools shall comply with the rules and regulations established in pursuance of the law for the government of the ...
28A.600.045 Comprehensive guidance and planning programs for students
(1) The legislature encourages each middle school, junior high school, and high school to implement a comprehensive guidance and planning program for all students. The ...
28A.600.050 State honors awards program established -- Purpose
The Washington state honors awards program is hereby established for the purpose of promoting academic achievement among high school students enrolled in public or approved ...
28A.600.060 State honors awards program -- Areas included
The recipients of the Washington state honors awards shall be selected based on student achievement in both verbal and quantitative areas, as measured by a ...
28A.600.070 State honors awards program -- Rules
The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules for the establishment and administration of the Washington state honors awards program. The rules shall establish: (1) ...
28A.600.080 State honors awards program -- Materials -- Recognition by business and industry encouraged
The superintendent of public instruction shall provide participating high schools with the necessary materials for conferring honors. The superintendent of public instruction shall require participating ...
28A.600.100 Washington scholars' program -- Purpose
Each year high schools in the state of Washington graduate a significant number of students who have distinguished themselves through outstanding academic achievement. The purpose ...
28A.600.110 Washington scholars' program -- Established -- Scope
There is established by the legislature of the state of Washington the Washington state scholars program. The purposes of this program annually are to: (1) ...
28A.600.120 Washington scholars' program -- Administration -- Cooperation with other agencies
The higher education coordinating board shall have the responsibility for administration of the Washington scholars program. The program will be developed cooperatively with the Washington ...
28A.600.130 Washington scholars' program -- Planning committee -- Composition -- Duties
The higher education coordinating board shall establish a planning committee to develop criteria for screening and selection of the Washington scholars each year in accordance ...
28A.600.140 Washington scholars' program -- Principals' association to submit names to board
Each year on or before March 1st, the Washington association of secondary school principals shall submit to the higher education coordinating board the names of ...
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, ...
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 ...
28A.600.200 Interschool athletic and other extracurricular activities for students -- Authority to regulate -- Delegation of authority -- Conditions
Each school district board of directors is hereby granted and shall exercise the authority to control, supervise and regulate the conduct of interschool athletic activities ...
28A.600.205 Interscholastic activities -- Appeals from noneligibility issues -- Appeals committee
By July 1, 2006, the Washington interscholastic activities association shall establish a nine-person appeals committee to address appeals of noneligibility issues. The committee shall be ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
28A.600.300 High school students' options -- Definition
For the purposes of RCW 28A.600.310 through 28A.600.400, "participating institution of higher education" or "institution of higher education" means: (1) A community or technical college ...
28A.600.310 High school students' options -- Enrollment in institutions of higher education -- Transmittal of funds
(1) Eleventh and twelfth grade students or students who have not yet received the credits required for the award of a high school diploma and ...
28A.600.320 High school students' options -- 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 ...
28A.600.330 High school students' options -- 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 ...
28A.600.340 High school students' options -- 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 ...
28A.600.350 High school students' options -- 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 ...
28A.600.360 High school students' options -- 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. ...
28A.600.370 High school students' options -- 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 ...
28A.600.380 High school students' options -- 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 ...
28A.600.385 High school students' options -- 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 ...
28A.600.390 High school students' options -- Rules
The superintendent of public instruction, the state board for community and technical colleges, and the higher education coordinating board shall jointly develop and adopt rules ...
28A.600.400 High school students' options -- 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 ...
28A.600.405 Participation in high school completion pilot program -- Eligible students -- Funding allocations -- Rules -- Information for students and parents
(1) For purposes of this section and RCW 28B.50.534, "eligible student" means a student who has completed all state and local high school graduation requirements ...
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 ...
28A.600.415 Alternatives to suspension -- Community service encouraged -- Information provided to school districts
(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall encourage school districts to utilize community service as an alternative to student suspension. Community service shall include the ...
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 ...
28A.600.455 Gang activity -- Suspension or expulsion
(1) A student who is enrolled in a public school or an alternative school may be suspended or expelled if the student is a member ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009