(1) The legislature finds that: (a) Parents are the primary stakeholders in their children's upbringing; (b) parental involvement is a significant factor in increasing student achievement; and (c) access to student information encourages greater parental involvement.

(2) Parents and legal guardians of ((public school children younger than 18 years old have all of))children enrolled in public schools as defined in RCW 28A.150.010 have the following rights:

(a) To access their child's classroom and school-sponsored activities to observe in accordance with RCW 28A.605.020 and to examine the curriculum, textbooks, ((curriculum))instructional materials, and supplemental ((material))instructional materials used in their child's classroom in accordance with school district policies and procedures;

(b)(i) To inspect their child's ((public school))education records in accordance with RCW 28A.605.030, and to request and receive a copy of their child's education records ((within 10 business days of submitting a written request, either electronically or on paper))in accordance with the federal family educational rights and privacy act of 1974, Title 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g, as in effect on January 1, 2025, within a reasonable period of time.

(ii) Parents or legal guardians must not be required to appear in person for the purposes of requesting or validating a request for their child's ((public school))education records.

(iii) No charge may be imposed on a parent or legal guardian to ((receive such records electronically))inspect their child's education records or for the costs of searching for or retrieving the education records. Any charges for a ((paper)) copy of such records must be reasonable ((and)), not prevent a parent, legal guardian, or eligible child from exercising the right to inspect and review the child's education records, and be set forth in the official policies and procedures of the school district.

(G) Records associated with a child's screening for learning challenges, exceptionalities, plans for an individualized education program, or plan adopted under section 504 of the rehabilitation act of 1973; and

(H) Any other student-specific files, documents, or other materials that are maintained by the public school))Education records means those official records, files, and data directly related to a student and maintained by the school including, but not limited to, records encompassing all the material kept in the child's cumulative folder, such as general identifying data, records of attendance and of academic work completed, records of achievement and results of evaluative tests, disciplinary status, test protocols, and individualized education programs;

(v) Education records do not include records that are kept in the sole possession of the maker, are used only as a personal memory aid, and are not accessible or revealed to any other person except a temporary substitute for the maker of the record;

(c) ((To receive prior notification when medical services are being offered to their child, except where emergency medical treatment is required. In cases where emergency medical treatment is required, the parent and legal guardian must be notified as soon as practicable after the treatment is rendered;

(d) To receive notification when any medical service or medications have been provided to their child that could result in any financial impact to the parent's or legal guardian's health insurance payments or copays;

(e) To receive notification when the school has arranged directly or indirectly for medical treatment that results in follow-up care beyond normal school hours. Follow-up care includes monitoring the child for aches and pains, medications, medical devices such as crutches, and emotional care needed for the healing process;

(f))) To receive ((immediate)) notification ((if a criminal action is deemed to have))within a reasonable amount of time, but no later than 72 hours, of the school district receiving information that a criminal action has been committed against their child ((or by their child))on school property during the school day or their child has been detained based on probable cause of involvement in criminal activity on school property during the school day;

(((g)))(d) To receive ((immediate)) notification within a reasonable amount of time, but no later than 72 hours, if law enforcement personnel question their child during a custodial interrogation at the school during the school day, except in cases where the parent or legal guardian has been accused of abusing or neglecting the child;

(((h)))(e) To receive ((immediate notification if their child is taken or removed from the public school campus without parental permission, including to stay at a youth shelter or "host home" as defined in RCW 74.15.020))notification within a reasonable amount of time, but no later than 72 hours, if their child is removed from any school grounds or building thereon during school hours, pursuant to the policies established and required by RCW 28A.605.010, except where the provisions of RCW 74.15.020, 13.32A.082, 26.44.050, or 26.44.115 apply, in which case the notice provisions related to those statutes govern;

(((i)))(f) To receive assurance their child's public school will not discriminate against their child based ((upon the sincerely held religious beliefs of the child's family in accordance with chapter))on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in accordance with chapters 28A.640 and 28A.642 RCW;

(((j) To))(g) In accordance with the protection of pupil rights, Title 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232h, the right to receive written notice and the option to opt their child out of any ((surveys, assignments, questionnaires, role-playing activities, recordings of their child, or other student engagements that include questions about any of the following:

(iv) All surveys, analyses, and evaluations subject to areas covered by the protection of pupil rights amendment of the family educational rights and privacy act))survey, analysis, or evaluation that reveals information concerning:

(((k)))(h) To receive written notice and have the option to opt their child out of ((instruction on topics associated with sexual activity))comprehensive sexual health education in accordance with RCW 28A.300.475;

(((l)))(i) To receive from the public school the annual school calendar, no later than 30 days prior to the beginning of the school year, and to be notified in writing as soon as feasible of any revisions to such calendar. Such calendar must be posted to the public school's website and must include, at a minimum, student attendance days and any event that requires parent or student attendance outside of normal school days or hours;

(((m)))(j) To receive in writing each year or to view on the public school's website a comprehensive listing of any required fee and its purpose and use and a description of how economic hardships may be addressed;

(((n)))(k) To receive in writing each year or to view on the school's website a description of the school's required dress code or uniform established pursuant to the policies established and allowed by RCW 28A.320.140, if applicable, for students; and

(((o)))(l) To be informed if their child's academic ((performance, including whether their child is provided a student learning plan under RCW 28A.655.270))progress, including the right to receive periodic reports on their child's educational growth and development in accordance with RCW 28A.150.240 and to receive notice of their child's performance on state learning standards tests and assessments in accordance with RCW 28A.230.195, and whether the performance, is such that it could threaten the child's ability to be promoted to the next grade level ((and to be offered)). A parent or legal guardian also has the right to request an in-person meeting with the child's classroom teacher and principal to discuss any resources or strategies available to support and encourage the child's academic improvement.

(3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, a public school shall not be required to release any records or information regarding a student's ((medical or health records or mental health counseling))health care, social work, counseling, or disciplinary records to a parent or legal guardian who is the defendant in a criminal proceeding where the student is the named victim or during the pendency of an investigation of child abuse or neglect conducted by any law enforcement agency or the department of children, youth, and families where the parent or legal guardian is the target of the investigation, unless the parent or legal guardian has obtained a court order.