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WAC 392-190-055

Textbooks, instructional materials, and supplemental instructional materials—Instructional materials policy—Elimination of bias.

WAC 392-190-055
(1) School districts must not discriminate on the basis of a protected status through the use of any textbooks, instructional materials, or supplemental instructional materials, including reference materials and audio-visual materials.
(2) Each school district must adopt policies and procedures regarding instructional materials that include selection criteria designed to eliminate bias based on protected statuses in all textbooks, instructional materials, and supplemental instructional materials, including reference materials and audio-visual materials. Each school district must use the screening criteria adopted under this section to identify and eliminate bias in all textbooks and instructional materials, including reference materials and audio-visual materials.
(3) If instructional materials that contain bias cannot be replaced immediately, each school district must acquire supplemental instructional materials or aids to be used concurrent with existing materials to counter the bias content.
(4) Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit the use or assignment of supplemental instructional materials, such as classic and contemporary literary works, periodicals, and technical journals, that are educationally necessary or advisable even though they contain bias.
(5)(a) Consistent with RCW 28A.320.233, a school district board of directors may not refuse to approve, or prohibit the use of, any textbook, instructional material, supplemental instructional material, or other curriculum for student instruction on the basis that it relates to the study of the role and contributions of any individual or group on the basis of a protected status.
(b) Subsection (5)(a) does not apply if the content of the material relating to the role and contributions of an individual or group violates the provisions of chapter 28A.640 or 28A.642 RCW, including materials containing bias against any individual or group on the basis of a protected status.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.640.020 and 28A.642.020. WSR 26-15-128, s 392-190-055, filed 7/22/26, effective 8/22/26; WSR 14-23-072, § 392-190-055, filed 11/18/14, effective 12/19/14; WSR 11-09-024, § 392-190-055, filed 4/13/11, effective 5/14/11. Statutory Authority: 1990 c 33. WSR 90-16-002 (Order 18), § 392-190-055, filed 7/19/90, effective 8/19/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 34.05.220 [(1)](a). WSR 89-23-001 (Order 15), § 392-190-055, filed 11/2/89, effective 12/3/89. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.85.020, 28A.85.030 and 28A.85.050. WSR 80-09-017 (Order 80-26), § 392-190-055, filed 7/9/80; Order 6-76, § 392-190-055, filed 5/17/76.]