ERIC Number: ED655366
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 6
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Update: Weapons in Schools. Report to the Legislature
Amber Wynn
Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
State law (Revised Code of Washington [RCW] 28A.320.130) requires the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to annually report to the Legislature the number of incidents in violation of RCW 9.41.280, which involves the possession of weapons on school premises, transportation systems, or in areas of facilities while being used exclusively by public or private schools. This update reports on the 2,275 incidents involving the possession of a weapon and the resulting interventions that were reported by Washington's public and private schools for the 2022-2023 school year.
Descriptors: Schools, Weapons, Crime, Public Schools, Private Schools, School Statistics, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Discipline
Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Old Capitol Building, P.O. Box 47200, Olympia, WA 98504-7200. Tel: 360-725-6000; Web site: http://www.k12.wa.us/
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Identifiers - Location: Washington
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