(1) Each school district must, once each year or more often as deemed necessary, publish notice in a manner that is reasonably calculated to inform all students, students' parents and guardians, and employees of the complaint procedure set forth in WAC 392-190-065, 392-190-070, and 392-190-075. Each school district must provide this notice in a language that each parent and guardian can understand, which may require language assistance for parents and guardians with limited-English proficiency, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Each school district must publish this information in handbooks and on school and district websites consistent with the requirements in RCW 28A.300.286.
(2) Each school district must include a nondiscrimination statement in written announcements, recruitment materials, employment application forms, and other publications made available to all students, students' parents and guardians, or employees. The statement must include:
(a) Notice that the school district may not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of a protected status, including sex, race, ethnicity, creed, religion, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, homelessness, immigration or citizenship status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, neurodivergence, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal;
(b) The name or title, office address, email address, and telephone number of the civil rights coordinator designated under WAC 392-190-060, as well as the employees designated to ensure compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and
(c) Pursuant to the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act, notice that the school district provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and any other youth group listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.640.020 and 28A.642.020. WSR 26-15-128, s 392-190-063, filed 7/22/26, effective 8/22/26.]