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Current as of April 06, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) Prior to assigning safety and security staff to work on school property when students are expected to be present, school districts and their contractors must either:
(a) Confirm that the safety and security staff have training series documentation provided under RCW 28A.310.515; or
(b) Require the safety and security staff to complete the training series described in subsection (2) of this section.
(2)(a) The training series, two components for school resource officers and three components for other safety and security staff, must meet the requirements in this subsection.
(b) All safety and security staff must complete classroom training on the subjects listed in RCW 28A.310.515(2), within the first six months of working on school property when students are expected to be present.
(c) All safety and security staff must complete two days of on-the-job training with experienced safety and security staff, at the school of the experienced staff, within the first year of working on school property when students are expected to be present.
(d) Safety and security staff who are not school resource officers must complete at least six check-in trainings with experienced staff within the first year of working on school property when students are expected to be present.
(3) School safety and security staff who complete the training series described in subsection (2) of this section, and staff with significant prior training and experience, may request training series documentation from an educational service district under RCW 28A.310.515.
(4) Nothing in this section effects the categorization of safety and security staff as classified staff. Safety and security staff are not considered certificated instructional staff as that term and its meaning are used in this title.
(5) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(a) “Safety and security staff” or “staff” has the same meaning as in RCW 28A.320.124.
(b) “School resource officer” has the same meaning as in RCW 28A.320.124.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Washington Revised Code Title 28A. Common School Provisions § 28A.400.345. School safety and security staff--Required training - last updated April 06, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wa/title-28a-common-school-provisions/wa-rev-code-28a-400-345/
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