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3210 Nondiscrimination

Discrimination Prohibited Seattle Public Schools shall provide equal educational opportunity and treatment for all students, and is committed…

(last updated: 2026 )

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3211 Gender-Inclusive Schools: Transgender and Gender-Expansive Student Rights and Supports

The Seattle School Board believes all students need a safe and supportive school environment to progress academically and…

(last updated: 2022 )

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3220 Student Expression in School Sponsored Media

It is the policy of the Seattle School Board to promote the free expression of student opinion in…

(last updated: 2022 )

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3223 Freedom of Assembly

All students possess the constitutional right to peaceably assemble.  Individual students and student organizations may meet in school…

(last updated: 2022 )

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3224 Student Dress

SPS Policy 3224: Student Dress It is the policy of the Seattle School Board that the student and…

(last updated: 2024 )

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3225 School-Based Threat Assessment

The Seattle School Board is committed to creating healthy, supportive, and culturally responsive environments from the classroom to…

(last updated: 2025 )

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3231 Student Records

All activities involving student records, including the creation, content, maintenance, access, disclosure, transfer, use, retention, and destruction of…

(last updated: 2024 )

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3232 Parent/Guardian & Student Rights in Administration of Surveys, Analysis or Evaluations

It is the policy of the Seattle School Board that, to protect student data privacy pursuant to federal…

(last updated: 2022 )

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3234 Waivers and Letters of Recommendation – Student Records

Identification   Colleges, universities, and other post-secondary institutions may ask students to waive their right to see confidential recommendations. …

(last updated: 2022 )

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3240 Student Behavior and Disciplinary Responses

It is the policy of the Seattle School Board that meaningful learning and educational excellence occur in environments…

(last updated: 2025 )

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3242 Open/Closed Campus

POLICY  It is the policy of the Seattle School Board that all students are to remain on campus…

(last updated: 2022 )

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3244 Prohibition of Corporal Punishment

The use of corporal punishment is prohibited in Seattle Public Schools. Corporal punishment is defined as any act…

(last updated: 2025 )

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3246 Restraint, Isolation and Other Uses of Physical Crisis Intervention

It is the policy of the Seattle School Board that all students in the district, including those who…

(last updated: 2025 )

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3405 Student Wellness

The Seattle School Board is committed to the optimal development of every student. The Board believes that for…

(last updated: 2025 )

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3409 Accommodating Students with Seizure Disorders or Epilepsy

The district will develop and follow an individual health plan for each student with seizure disorder or epilepsy.…

(last updated: 2024 )

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3410 Student Health

The Superintendent will arrange for health services to be provided for all students. Such services will include but…

(last updated: 2024 )

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3411 Health Clinics

It is the policy of the Seattle School District to furnish school space , upon approval by the…

(last updated: 2024 )

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3412 Automated External Defibrillators

The Seattle School Board recognizes that equipping sites with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and training employees and students…

(last updated: 2024 )

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3413 Student Immunization and Life-Threatening Health Conditions

Immunizations In order to safeguard the school community from the spread of certain communicable diseases and in recognition…

(last updated: 2024 )

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3414 Infectious Diseases

  In order to safeguard the school community from the spread of certain communicable diseases, the Superintendent will…

(last updated: 2025 )

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3415 Accommodating Students with Diabetes

The program manager of student health services or school nurse designee is appointed to:   Consult and coordinate with…

(last updated: 2022 )

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3416 Medication at School

It is the policy of the School Board that under normal circumstances, prescription and non-prescription (over-the-counter) medication, for…

(last updated: 2024 )

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3417 Catheterization

The Seattle School Board authorizes qualified staff to provide for clean, intermittent bladder catheterization (CIC) of students or…

(last updated: 2022 )

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3418 Response to Student Injury or Illness

The Board recognizes that schools are responsible for providing first aid or emergency treatment in case of injury…

(last updated: 2023 )

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3419 Self-Administration of Asthma and Anaphylaxis Medications

It is the policy of the Seattle School Board that students with asthma or anaphylaxis are afforded the…

(last updated: 2022 )

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