Section 392-400-023 - Definitions As used in this chapter the terms:
(1) "Behavioral violation" means a student's behavior that violates a school district's discipline policy adopted under WAC 392-400-225.(2) "Classroom exclusion" means the exclusion of a student from a classroom or instructional or activity area for behavioral violations, subject to the requirements in WAC 392-400-330 and 392-400-335. Classroom exclusion does not include actions that result in missed instruction for a brief duration when: (a) A teacher or other school personnel attempts other forms of discipline to support the student in meeting behavioral expectations; and(b) The student remains under the supervision of the teacher or other school personnel during such brief duration.(3) "Corrective action" means discipline, classroom exclusion, suspension, emergency expulsion, or expulsion.(4) "Culturally responsive" has the same meaning as "cultural competency" in RCW 28A.410.270.(5) "Discipline" and "other forms of discipline" mean all forms of corrective action used in response to behavioral violations, other than classroom exclusion, suspension, expulsion, or emergency expulsion, which may involve the use of best practices and strategies included in the state menu for behavior developed under RCW 28A.165.035.(6) "Discretionary discipline" means a disciplinary action taken by a school district for student behavior that violates rules of student conduct adopted by a school district board of directors under RCW 28A.600.010 and 28A.600.015, but does not constitute action taken in response to any of the following: (a) A violation of RCW 28A.600.420;(b) An offense in RCW 13.04.155;(c) Two or more violations of RCW 9A.46.120, 9.41.-280, 28A.600.455, 28A.635.020, or 28A.635.060 within a three-year period; or(d) Behavior that adversely impacts the health or safety of other students or educational staff.(7) "Disruption of the educational process" means the interruption of classwork, the creation of disorder, or the invasion of the rights of a student or group of students.(8) "Emergency expulsion" means an emergency removal from school for up to, and not exceeding, ten consecutive school days from the student's current school placement by a school district superintendent or a designee of the superintendent. The superintendent or designee must have good and sufficient reason to believe that the student's presence poses an immediate and continuing danger to other students or school staff or an immediate and continuing threat of substantial disruption of the educational process. An emergency expulsion must end or be converted to another form of corrective action within ten school days from the date of the emergency removal from school.(9) "Expulsion" means a denial of attendance for a period of time up to, but not longer than, the length of an academic term, as defined by the school board, from the time a student is removed from his or her current school placement by a school district superintendent or a designee of the superintendent. An expulsion also may include a denial of admission to, or entry upon, real and personal property that is owned, leased, rented, or controlled by the school district.(10) "Length of an academic term" means the total number of school days in a single trimester or semester, as defined by the school board.(11) "Long-term suspension" means a suspension that: (a) Exceeds ten school days and has an end date of not more than the length of an academic term, as defined by the school board, from the time of corrective action;(b) Cannot be imposed in such a manner that causes the student to lose academic grades or credit in excess of one semester or trimester during the same school year; and(c) Cannot be imposed beyond the school year in which the alleged misbehavior occurs.(12) "Parent" has the same meaning as in WAC 392-172A-01125.(13) "School business day" means any calendar day, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and any federal and school holidays, upon which the office of the superintendent of the school district is open to the public for the conduct of business. A school business day shall be concluded or terminated upon the closure of said office for the calendar day.(14) "School day" means a calendar day except school holidays on which students enrolled in the school district are afforded the opportunity to be engaged in educational activity which is planned, supervised, and conducted by or under the supervision of the school district certificated staff, and on which day all or any portion of the students enrolled in the program actually participate in such educational activity.(15) "Short-term suspension" means a suspension for any portion of a calendar day up to and not exceeding ten consecutive school days.(16) "Suspension" means a denial of attendance in response to a behavioral violation from any subject or class, or from any full schedule of subjects or classes, but not including classroom exclusions, expulsions, or emergency expulsions.Wash. Admin. Code § 392-400-023
Adopted by WSR 18-16-081, Filed 7/30/2018, effective 8/30/2018