There's a public hearing on a Senate Bill (5966) tomorrow at 1:30 pm that would undo some of the gains we made with the restraint bill (House Bill 1240) in 2015. It would change the standard from imminent likelihood of serious harm (objective) to “reasonable belief” of such harm (subjective, and looser).  Please sign up […]

This draft guidance document from OSPI Special Education division titled: Questions and Answers: Provision of Services to Students with Disabilities During COVID-19 in Summer and Fall 2020 is an additional opportunity for stakeholders to review and provide input as to suggested edits, changes or additions to OSPI, prior to the document being finalized for immediate use by districts […]

The following decision tree from DOH is intended to assist local health officers and school administrators in deciding how to resume in-person instruction for public and private K-12 schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.

What health-related actions should be taken in response to a student removing their cloth face covering briefly or for a short period of time?  Removal of a cloth face covering briefly or for short periods of time of less than 10 minutes are relatively low risk, although not recommended.  School staff will want to remind […]