Washington Administrative Code
Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of
Chapter 392-400 - Student discipline
EMERGENCY EXPULSIONS
Section 392-400-510 - Emergency expulsions-Conditions and limitations
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
A school district may immediately remove a student from the student's current school placement, subject to the following requirements:
(1) Sufficient cause. The school district must have sufficient cause to believe that the student's presence poses:
(2) Determination of immediate and continuing threat of disruption. For purposes of this section, an immediate and continuing threat of material and substantial disruption of the educational process means:
(3) Time limit. An emergency expulsion may not exceed ten consecutive school days. An emergency expulsion must end or be converted to another form of discipline within ten school days from the start of the emergency expulsion.
(4) Conversion. If a school district converts an emergency expulsion to a suspension or expulsion, the district must:
(5) Reporting. All emergency expulsions, including the reason the student's presence poses an immediate and continuing danger to other students or school personnel, must be reported to the district superintendent or designee within twenty-four hours after the start of the emergency expulsion.