Washington — school discipline
- The lines the state draws
- Not by a single day count but by grade, by term, and by category. A suspension is "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 expulsions or emergency removals", and an expulsion is "a denial of admission to the student's current school placement in response to a behavioral violation, subject to the requirements in WAC 392-400-430 through 392-400-480." (WAC 392-400-025) At the short end the caps are cumulative and grade-specific: a district "may not administer a short-term or in-school suspension for a student in kindergarten through fourth grade for more than 10 cumulative school days during any academic term", and for grades five through 12 not "For more than 15 cumulative school days during any single semester; or" "For more than 10 cumulative school days during any single trimester." (WAC 392-400-435(2)) At the long end the gate is substantive as well as procedural: a district "may only administer a long-term suspension or expulsion" for the behavioral violations named in statute "and" "After the school district has determined that, if the student returned to school before completing a long-term suspension or expulsion, the student would pose an imminent danger to students or school personnel." (WAC 392-400-440(1)) Two further limits: "A long-term suspension or expulsion may not exceed the length of an academic term." and, for the youngest students, an outright bar — "Except for a violation of WAC 392-400-820, a school district may not administer a long-term suspension or expulsion for any student in kindergarten through fourth grade." (WAC 392-400-440(2)(a), (3))
- Offices and appeal bodies in these sources
- The route is district-internal but the clocks are the shortest in this layer, and it may be started without writing anything: "A student or the parents may appeal a suspension or expulsion to the school district superintendent or designee orally or in writing." A district may set a deadline, but "Appeal time limits must be no less than five school business days from the date the school district provides the written notice under WAC 392-400-455." (WAC 392-400-465(1), (2)) On a short-term suspension the superintendent "must deliver a written appeal decision to the student and parents in person, by mail, or by email within two school business days after receiving the appeal." (WAC 392-400-465(3)(b)) On a long-term suspension or expulsion the district "must hold an appeal hearing within three school business days from the date the superintendent or designee received the appeal request, unless otherwise agreed to by the student or parents", before a presiding official who "may not be involved in the student's behavioral violation or decision to suspend or expel the student". (WAC 392-400-465(4)(c), (d)) Beyond that sits a further step: "The student or parents may request that the school board or discipline appeal council, if established under WAC 392-400-475, review and reconsider the school district's appeal decision under WAC 392-400-465. The student or parents may request the review orally or in writing." — decided in writing "within ten school business days after receiving the request for review and reconsideration." (WAC 392-400-470(1), (4))
No state office, phone number, or email for parents appears in the sources reviewed; that absence is the finding. - Sources last checked
- Oct 18, 2026
Reproduced from the state's own regulations quoted below: potentially relevant official sources, not a determination of which one governs any situation.
This page assembles what Washington publishes in its administrative code about K-12 school discipline: who may exclude a student and how, the hearings and notice the code requires, what continues during an exclusion, where the appeal and review routes run, and, because the code assigns much of the detail to each district's own discipline policy, a map of the questions answered only there. The fullest single statement is WAC Chapter 392-400 (Student Discipline), whose sections carry their own statutory-authority and filing notations, the most recent being WSR 25-13-037, filed June 10, 2025, effective July 11, 2025. Washington's own vocabulary appears throughout: classroom exclusion, short-term and long-term suspension, expulsion, emergency removal, discretionary and nondiscretionary discipline, the discipline appeal council, and reengagement. District discipline policies and procedures, adopted under WAC 392-400-110, add procedural detail this page does not carry; the delegation map below points at exactly those questions. For a student with an IEP or Section 504 plan, the disability layer lives on this site's Washington special education page. Confirm applicability with the district and the agencies. All dates on this page are quoted from the sources, not a deadline calculation performed for you.
The framework, as the state writes it
Purpose and authority (WAC 392-400-010, -015). The chapter exists so that districts "Provide a safe and supportive learning environment for all students", "Provide due process to students", and "Ensure fairness and equity in the administration of discretionary and nondiscretionary discipline", among the purposes it states. Its authority is delegated by the legislature to the agency: "The authority for this chapter is RCW 28A.600.015 and 28A.600.020, which require the office of superintendent of public instruction to establish rules that prescribe the substantive and procedural due process rights of students served by any program or activity conducted by, or on behalf of, school districts."
Classroom exclusion (WAC 392-400-330, -335). "A teacher may exclude a student from the teacher's individual classroom and instructional or activity area while the student is under the teacher's immediate supervision, subject to the requirements in RCW 28A.600.460. Except in emergency circumstances, the teacher first must attempt one or more alternative forms of corrective action." Its duration is bounded: "A classroom exclusion may be administered for all or any portion of the balance of the school day, or up to the following two days, or until the principal or designee and teacher have conferred, whichever occurs first." A classroom exclusion that runs longer, where a student has repeatedly disrupted other students' learning, "may be considered a suspension in accordance with this chapter". "A student may not be removed from school during a classroom exclusion unless the school district provides notice and due process for a suspension, expulsion, or emergency removal under this chapter."
Suspensions and expulsions generally (WAC 392-400-430). Before administering either, "a school district must consider the student's individual circumstances and the nature and circumstances of the behavioral violation to determine whether the suspension or expulsion, and the length of the exclusion, is warranted." A district must "Provide for early involvement of parents in efforts to support students in meeting behavioral expectations" and "make every reasonable attempt to involve the student and parents in the resolution of behavioral violations." "A school district may not suspend or expel a student from school for absences or tardiness." Every exclusion "may not be for an indefinite period of time and must have an end date." The principal or designee "must report all suspensions and expulsions, and the behavioral violation that led to each suspension or expulsion, to the school district superintendent or designee within twenty-four hours after the administration of the suspension or expulsion."
Short-term and in-school suspensions (WAC 392-400-435). The grade-and-term caps are quoted in the docket; a district also "may not administer a short-term or in-school suspension beyond the school year in which the behavioral violation occurred." Administering an in-school suspension, the district must ensure school personnel "Are physically in the same location as the student to provide direct supervision during the duration of the in-school suspension".
Long-term suspensions and expulsions (WAC 392-400-440). The substantive gate and the academic-term and kindergarten-through-fourth-grade limits are quoted in the docket. A district "may not administer a long-term suspension or expulsion beyond the school year in which the behavioral violation occurred."
Emergency removal (WAC 392-400-510 through -530). A district may act on "sufficient cause to believe that the student's presence poses: (a) An immediate and continuing danger to other students or school personnel; or (b) An immediate and continuing threat of material and substantial disruption of the educational process." "An emergency removal may not exceed 10 consecutive school days. An emergency removal must end or be converted to another form of discipline within 10 school days from the start of the emergency removal." If it is converted to a suspension or expulsion, the district must "Apply any days that the student was emergency removed before the conversion to the total length of the suspension or expulsion" and provide the full notice and due process WAC 392-400-430 through 392-400-480 require.
Petition to extend an expulsion (WAC 392-400-480). "When risk to public health or safety warrants extending a student's expulsion, the principal or designee may petition the school district superintendent or designee for authorization to exceed the academic term limitation on an expulsion." The superintendent or designee "may grant the petition only if there is substantial evidence that, if the student were to return to the student's previous school of placement after the length of an academic term, the student would pose a risk to public health or safety." "Any extension of an expulsion may not exceed the length of an academic term."
Firearm exceptions (WAC 392-400-820). As provided under RCW 28A.600.420, "A school district must expel a student for no less than one year if the district has determined that the student has carried or possessed a firearm on school premises, school-provided transportation, or areas of facilities while being used exclusively by public schools. The school district superintendent may modify the expulsion on a case-by-case basis." A district "may suspend or expel a student for up to one year if the student acts with malice, as defined under RCW 9A.04.110, and displays an instrument that appears to be a firearm" on school property. This is the one violation excepted from the kindergarten-through-fourth-grade bar on long-term suspension and expulsion quoted in the docket. (WAC 392-400-440(3))
Behavior agreements (WAC 392-400-815). "A school district may enter into behavior agreements with students and parents in response to behavioral violations, including agreements to reduce the length of a suspension conditioned on the participation in treatment services, agreements in lieu of suspension or expulsion, or agreements holding a suspension or expulsion in abeyance." "The duration of behavior agreements must not exceed the length of an academic term."
Fundamental rights and further limits (WAC 392-400-805, -810, -825, -830). In administering discipline, a district must not "Unlawfully discriminate against a student on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal", nor deprive a student of stated constitutional rights, nor deprive a student "of the student's right to an equal educational opportunity, in whole or in part, by a school district without due process of law." "A school district may not administer corporal punishment, including any act that willfully inflicts or willfully causes the infliction of physical pain on a student." "A school district may not use isolation, restraint, or a restraint device on any student", except as separately provided in the statutes and rules the section cites. "A school district may not administer any discipline in a manner that would result in the denial or delay of a nutritionally adequate meal to the student." Separately, to protect victims, a district may preclude a student from returning to a teacher's classroom or a fellow student's school following certain offenses under RCW 28A.600.460, for the duration of the excluded student's attendance there.
The published process
- Notice of charges and the hearing right before long-term exclusion
- Before administering any suspension or expulsion, "the principal or designee must conduct an informal initial hearing with the student for the purpose of hearing the student's perspective", providing "Notice of the student's violation of the school district's discipline policy adopted under WAC 392-400-110", "An explanation of the evidence regarding the behavioral violation", "An explanation of the discipline that may be administered", and "An opportunity for the student to share the student's perspective and provide explanation regarding the behavioral violation." (WAC 392-400-450(1)) Where a long-term suspension or expulsion is under consideration, "the principal or designee must make a reasonable attempt to contact the student's parents to provide an opportunity for the parents to participate in the initial hearing in person or by telephone." (WAC 392-400-450(2)(b)) "No later than one school business day following the initial hearing", the district must provide written notice covering the behavior, the duration and conditions of the exclusion, the opportunity for educational services, and "The student's and parents' right to appeal the suspension or expulsion under WAC 392-400-465, including where and to whom the appeal must be requested". (WAC 392-400-455(2)) For a long-term suspension or expulsion under appeal, the hearing itself must occur "within three school business days from the date the superintendent or designee received the appeal request, unless otherwise agreed to by the student or parents", before a presiding official who "may not be involved in the student's behavioral violation or decision to suspend or expel the student". During it the student and parents have the right to "Be represented by legal counsel;" "Question witnesses;" "Share the student's perspective and provide explanation regarding the behavioral violation; and" "Introduce relevant documentary, physical, or testimonial evidence." (WAC 392-400-465(4)(c), (d), (f))
- Services during exclusion
- "A school district may not suspend the provision of educational services to a student in response to behavioral violations." "During the suspension, expulsion, or emergency removal of a student, a school district must provide the student the opportunity to receive educational services" that let the student "Continue to participate in the general education curriculum", "Meet the educational standards established within the district", and "Complete subject, grade-level, and graduation requirements." (WAC 392-400-610(1)) For exclusions up to five consecutive school days, the district must provide at least "Course work, including any assigned homework, from all of the student's regular subjects or classes", "Access to school personnel who can offer support to keep the student current with assignments and course work", and "An opportunity for the student to make up any assignments and tests missed". For exclusions of six to 10 consecutive school days, the same floor applies, and "School personnel must make a reasonable attempt to contact the student or parents within three school business days following the start of the suspension or emergency removal and periodically thereafter until the suspension or emergency removal ends". (WAC 392-400-610(3), (4)) "For students subject to expulsion or suspension for more than 10 consecutive school days, a school district must provide educational services in accordance with WAC 392-121-107." (WAC 392-400-610(5))
- The record made, and the appeal route
- The chapter lays out a full ladder. First, an optional informal conference with the principal, requested orally or in writing and held "within three school business days after receiving the request, unless otherwise agreed to by the student and parents" (WAC 392-400-460(1), (2)), which "must not limit a student's or parents' right to appeal the suspension or expulsion under WAC 392-400-465". Then the appeal itself, to the superintendent or designee, quoted in the docket, with the long-term appeal hearing "recorded by analog, digital, or other type of recording device", the recording provided to the student or parents on request. (WAC 392-400-465(4)(g)) On a short-term suspension, the superintendent "must deliver a written appeal decision to the student and parents in person, by mail, or by email within two school business days after receiving the appeal", including "The decision to affirm, reverse, or modify the suspension" and "Notice of the student's and parents' right to request review and reconsideration of the appeal decision under WAC 392-400-470". (WAC 392-400-465(3)(b)) On a long-term suspension or expulsion, the presiding official's written decision follows "within three school business days after the appeal hearing" and must include "The findings of fact" and a determination whether the violation occurred and the exclusion is warranted. (WAC 392-400-465(4)(h)) Beyond that, review and reconsideration by the school board or a discipline appeal council, quoted in the docket, decided "within ten school business days after receiving the request for review and reconsideration." (WAC 392-400-470(4))
- If the student has an IEP or Section 504 plan
- The disability layer — evaluation, the IEP team, manifestation determination, services during removal, and the dispute routes — lives on this site's Washington special education page. The chapter's own application section states that it "must be construed in a manner consistent with" "WAC 392-172A-05140 through 392-172A-05175, and 34 C.F.R. Part 300.530 through 300.536, regarding the discipline of students with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act". (WAC 392-400-020(2)(d))
The four rows above answer the questions an experienced advocate raises first, from the state's own regulations, or record that a question is not answered in them.
Timelines, as stated in the sources
All quoted; none calculated. From WAC Chapter 392-400 as retrieved Sep 2, 2026.
On written notice after the initial hearing: "No later than one school business day following the initial hearing with the student in WAC 392-400-450, a school district must provide written notice of the suspension or expulsion to the student and parents". (WAC 392-400-455(2))
On requesting an informal conference: the principal or designee "must hold the conference within three school business days after receiving the request, unless otherwise agreed to by the student and parents." (WAC 392-400-460(2))
On the appeal window a district may set: "Appeal time limits must be no less than five school business days from the date the school district provides the written notice under WAC 392-400-455." (WAC 392-400-465(2))
On a short-term appeal decision: "within two school business days after receiving the appeal." (WAC 392-400-465(3)(b))
On notice of a long-term appeal hearing: "Within one school business day after receiving the appeal request, unless otherwise agreed to by the student and parents". (WAC 392-400-465(4)(a))
On the long-term appeal hearing itself: "within three school business days from the date the superintendent or designee received the appeal request, unless otherwise agreed to by the student or parents." (WAC 392-400-465(4)(c))
On evidence and records before the hearing: the district "must make the information available as soon as reasonably possible, but no later than the end of the school business day before the appeal hearing." (WAC 392-400-465(4)(e)(i))
On the long-term appeal decision: "within three school business days after the appeal hearing." (WAC 392-400-465(4)(h))
On continuing the exclusion pending appeal: "no more than ten consecutive school days from the initial hearing under WAC 392-400-450 or until the appeal is decided, whichever is earlier". (WAC 392-400-465(6)(a))
On the review-and-reconsideration window a district may set: "no less than ten school business days from the date the school district provides the written appeal decision to the student and parents under WAC 392-400-465." (WAC 392-400-470(2))
On the review-and-reconsideration decision: "within ten school business days after receiving the request for review and reconsideration." (WAC 392-400-470(4))
On a reengagement meeting: it must occur "Within twenty calendar days of the start of the student's long-term suspension or expulsion, but no later than five calendar days before the student returns to school", or sooner "if the student or parents request a prompt reengagement meeting." (WAC 392-400-710(1))
On an emergency removal's own length: "An emergency removal may not exceed 10 consecutive school days." (WAC 392-400-510(3))
On written notice of an emergency removal: "Within 24 hours after an emergency removal". (WAC 392-400-515(2))
On the emergency-removal appeal window a district may set: "no less than three school business days from the date the school district provides the written notice of the emergency removal." (WAC 392-400-525(2))
On the emergency-removal appeal hearing: "as soon as reasonably possible, but no later than two school business days after the date the superintendent or designee received the appeal request, unless otherwise agreed to by the student and parents." (WAC 392-400-525(4))
On the emergency-removal appeal decision: "within one school business day after the appeal hearing." (WAC 392-400-525(9))
On the emergency-removal review window a district may set: "no less than five school business days from the date the school district provided the written appeal decision to the student and parents under WAC 392-400-525." (WAC 392-400-530(2))
On the emergency-removal review decision: "within five school business days after receiving the request for review and reconsideration." (WAC 392-400-530(4))
On the conference and response window after a petition to extend an expulsion: the notice must state the right to a conference "to be held within five school business days from the date the district provided written notice to the student and parents", and the right to respond "within five school business days from the date the district provided written notice." (WAC 392-400-480(3)(b), (c))
On a decision on a petition to extend an expulsion: "within ten school business days after receiving the petition." (WAC 392-400-480(4))
On the review window a district may set for an extended expulsion: "no less than ten school business days from the date the school district superintendent or designee provides the written decision under subsection (4) of this section." (WAC 392-400-480(5)(b))
On the review decision for an extended expulsion: "within ten school business days after receiving the request for review and reconsideration." (WAC 392-400-480(5)(d))
What any of this means for a particular situation is for the agency and its processes to determine.
District delegation map
The chapter writes the frame and expressly hands much of the detail to each district's own discipline policy, adopted under WAC 392-400-110. Each entry below is a question a district's own policy answers, with the delegating text quoted. No district's discipline policy is captured or quoted here.
The discipline policy itself. "Pursuant to RCW 28A.600.010, a school district must adopt and make available to each pupil, teacher, and parent in the district reasonable written policies and procedures regarding pupil conduct, discipline, and rights, including, but not limited to, classroom exclusions, short-term suspensions, long-term suspensions, emergency removals, and expulsions." (WAC 392-400-110(1)) That policy must, among other things, "Clearly state the types of behaviors for which discretionary and nondiscretionary discipline, including classroom exclusion, suspension, emergency removal, and expulsion, may be administered;" "Identify school personnel with the authority to administer classroom exclusions, suspensions, expulsions, and emergency removals", "Establish appeal and review procedures related to the administration of suspensions, expulsions, and emergency removals, consistent with WAC 392-400-430 through 392-400-530", "Establish grievance procedures to address parents' or students' grievances related to the administration of discretionary and nondiscretionary discipline", "Describe the types of educational services the school district offers to students during a suspension or expulsion and the procedures to be followed for the provision of educational services under WAC 392-400-610", "Provide for reengagement meetings and plans, consistent with WAC 392-400-710", and "Provide a process for students who have been suspended or expelled to petition for readmission". (WAC 392-400-110(1)(a), (g)-(l))
Which behavior counts as a violation. ""Behavioral violation" means a student's behavior that violates a school district's discipline policy adopted under WAC 392-400-110." (WAC 392-400-025(1)) ""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.600.015(6)." (WAC 392-400-025(5))
When a classroom exclusion is reported to a parent. "School boards must ensure they have a policy that determines when a teacher or other school personnel shall report a classroom exclusion to a principal, principal designee, and parent." (WAC 392-400-335)
How long a district's own appeal and review windows run. The chapter sets floors, not fixed numbers, for a district's own deadlines: an appeal of a suspension or expulsion, "no less than five school business days from the date the school district provides the written notice under WAC 392-400-455" (WAC 392-400-465(2)); review and reconsideration of that appeal, "no less than ten school business days" after the written appeal decision (WAC 392-400-470(2)); an appeal of an emergency removal, "no less than three school business days" after the written notice (WAC 392-400-525(2)); and review and reconsideration of that appeal, "no less than five school business days" after the written appeal decision (WAC 392-400-530(2)).
Whether a discipline appeal council hears appeals at all. "The school board may designate the superintendent, a hearing officer, or a discipline appeal council, if established under WAC 392-400-475, to hear and decide appeals under this section." (WAC 392-400-465(4)(d)) Where one is established, "A discipline appeal council must consist of at least three persons appointed by the school board for fixed terms." (WAC 392-400-475)
Whether a district enters into behavior agreements at all. "A school district entering into behavior agreements under this section must adopt written policies and procedures authorizing the agreements." (WAC 392-400-815(2))
Whether a district adds due process protections beyond the chapter's floor. "A school district may establish additional due process protections for students consistent with federal statutes and regulations, state statutes, common law, and rules prescribed by the office of superintendent of public instruction." (WAC 392-400-020(1))
Records access, as stated in the sources
The chapter states inspection rights tied to an appeal rather than a freestanding records-access provision. Before a long-term appeal hearing, the district must give notice of "The student's and parents' rights to inspect the student's education records", and "Upon request, the student and parents may review the student's education records. The district must make the records available as soon as reasonably possible, but no later than the end of the school business day before the appeal hearing." (WAC 392-400-465(4)(a)(iii), (e)(ii)) The same right attaches to an emergency-removal appeal: the district must give notice of "The student's and parents' rights to inspect the student's education records under subsection (6) of this section", and, on request, "the student and parents may review the student's education records" on the same before-the-hearing timetable. (WAC 392-400-525(3)(c), (6)(b)) Retention, correction, or expungement of a discipline record is not stated in the sources reviewed (WAC Chapter 392-400 in full was searched). Federal records rights under FERPA are federal and are not restated here.
Source map
| Document | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| WAC Chapter 392-400 (Student Discipline), full chapter text | app.leg.wa.gov | section-level statutory-authority and filing notations, the most recent cited being WSR 25-13-037, filed 6/10/25, effective 7/11/25; retrieved Sep 2, 2026 |
| RCW 28A.600.015 (6)(a) through (d), the behavioral violations that permit a long-term suspension or expulsion, cited by WAC 392-400-440(1)(a) | cited in the chapter above | capture pending; this is the substantive gate and the chapter does not restate it |
| RCW 28A.600.010 through 28A.600.022, the statutory authority the chapter cites throughout | cited in the chapter above | capture pending |
| RCW 28A.600.420 and 28A.600.460, the firearm and victim-protection statutes WAC 392-400-820 and -810 restate | cited in the chapter above | restated in relevant part within the captured chapter; the statute text itself is capture pending |
| WAC 392-121-107 (educational services during exclusions longer than 10 days), cited by WAC 392-400-610(5) | cited in the chapter above | capture pending |
| WAC 392-172A-05140 through 392-172A-05175 (IDEA discipline procedures), cited by WAC 392-400-020(2)(d) | cited in the chapter above | out of scope for this module; the disability-discipline layer lives on the Washington special education page |
| Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction guidance on student discipline | — | not located in this review; capture pending |
| District discipline policies and procedures adopted under WAC 392-400-110 | each school district | never captured; see the delegation map above |
Change log
Sep 2, 2026 · Deepened to a full page (discipline-layer deepening pass). Re-captured first-party under recipe tools/recipes/washington-discipline.json: the whole of WAC Chapter 392-400 from the Legislature's own site, unchanged in substance from the Aug 29, 2026 baseline capture (only the assembly and retrieval dates moved; retain-packet.py reported this as the pipeline's first retained entry for this state, since the baseline predated the retention tooling being run against it here — not a source change). Built sections 01-02 (the framework route by route, the four hoisted process rows, the timelines section, the district delegation map, and records access) from that same chapter; no additional source was needed to reach full depth. Findings recorded: (1) the chapter's due-process ladder is unusually long and fully stated — an informal initial hearing, an optional conference, an appeal to the superintendent or designee, and review and reconsideration by the school board or a discipline appeal council, each with its own written-decision clock; (2) the chapter offers a reengagement meeting and plan the parties may agree to hold before a long-term appeal hearing, and may agree to postpone the hearing while it runs, a route no other state in this layer has stated; (3) the chapter's own inspection rights for the student's education records are tied to appeal preparation (available no later than the end of the school business day before the hearing) rather than stated as a freestanding records-access provision, and retention, correction, or expungement of a discipline record is not stated anywhere in the chapter; (4) the substantive gate on a long-term suspension or expulsion — the behavioral violations listed at RCW 28A.600.015(6)(a) through (d) — lives in the statute rather than the chapter, so it is named here without being reproduced and its capture is recorded as pending, as is the general grant of authority at RCW 28A.600.010 through 28A.600.022; (5) the chapter itself restates the operative firearm and victim-protection rules from RCW 28A.600.420 and 28A.600.460 in relevant part (WAC 392-400-820, -810), so those provisions are quoted here from the chapter even though the underlying statute sections are not separately captured; (6) no state office, telephone number, or email address for parents appears in the chapter, and no Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction page setting out these procedures for parents was located in this review. Not yet captured: RCW 28A.600.015(6), RCW 28A.600.010 through .022, RCW 28A.600.420, RCW 28A.600.460, WAC 392-121-107, and any Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction guidance. Internet Archive captures: to be added. Reviewer: Carrie Schluter. Corrections on the record in this log: hello@fieldassembly.net.
Aug 29, 2026 · Baseline page created (discipline-layer breadth sprint). Captured first-party under recipe tools/recipes/washington-discipline.json: the whole of WAC Chapter 392-400 from the Legislature's own site, which serves the full chapter to a plain fetcher at the full=true address; the capture is scoped to the section-content container so the packet holds the rule text without the site's navigation chrome or the chapter's own table of contents. Findings recorded: (1) Washington does not draw one line at a day count but several, by grade and by term — 10 cumulative school days per academic term for kindergarten through fourth grade, 15 per semester or 10 per trimester for grades five through 12, and no long-term suspension or expulsion at all for kindergarten through fourth grade except for one named violation; (2) a long-term suspension or expulsion requires both a violation named in RCW 28A.600.015(6)(a) through (d) and a district determination that the student's return would pose an imminent danger to students or school personnel, which is a substantive gate rather than a procedural one and the strictest in this layer so far; (3) the appeal may be requested orally, the district's own deadline may be no shorter than five school business days, and the clocks that follow are the shortest in this layer — a written decision on a short-term suspension within two school business days, an appeal hearing on a long-term suspension or expulsion within three, and review and reconsideration by the school board or a discipline appeal council within ten; (4) the appeal hearing carries stated rights including representation by legal counsel, questioning witnesses, and advance inspection of evidence and the witness list no later than the end of the school business day before the hearing, and the hearing must be recorded with the recording provided to the student or parents on request; (5) the chapter offers a reengagement meeting and plan that the parties may agree to hold before the appeal hearing, and may agree to postpone the hearing while it runs — a route no other state in this layer has stated; (6) the substantive gate itself lives in the statute rather than the chapter, so RCW 28A.600.015(6)(a) through (d) is named here without being reproduced and its capture is recorded as pending; (7) no state office, telephone number, or email address for parents appears in the chapter, and no Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction page setting out these procedures for parents was located in this review. Not yet built, pending the deepening pass: sections 01-02 (framework, hoisted rows, timelines), the district delegation map, and records access. Capture pending: RCW 28A.600.015 and the surrounding sections, WAC 392-121-107, and any Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction guidance. Internet Archive captures: to be added. Reviewer: Carrie Schluter, reviewed 2026-08-29. Corrections on the record in this log: hello@fieldassembly.net.
Oct 16, 2026 · Internet Archive captures recorded. Captures requested this date by an automated capture pass; no human review is claimed for this entry. No quotation, date, finding or link above was changed by it. Each capture below was requested through Save Page Now and then confirmed to play back. Captures added: WAC 392-400 → https://web.archive.org/web/20261016051429/https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=392-400&full=true. Corrections on the record in this log: hello@fieldassembly.net.