The state board of education may rescind approval of a private school for one or more of the following reasons:
(1) Failure to have students enrolled for any six consecutive calendar months in the school's physical facilities or failure to provide evidence of student enrollment upon request of the state board of education for the said period of time.
(a) For the 2020-21 school year, schools that implement an online education program consistent with the provisions of RCW
28A.195.090 will not be subject to rescission based on a failure to have students enrolled in the school's physical facilities; and
(b) The school maintains a physical address in Washington and plans to resume classroom instruction when the governing body of the school determines it is safe to do so and resumption is allowable under state and local emergency status.
(2) Failure to provide verification that the approved private school teaching staff have a valid Washington state teaching certificate or meet the provisions of WAC
180-90-112(5).
(3) Failure to provide verification that the physical facilities of the school meet the health and fire safety standards.
[Statutory Authority: 2020 c 7 § 10-12 and RCW
28A.195.010,
28A.230.090,
28A.150.220(7). WSR 21-01-077, § 180-90-141, filed 12/10/20, effective 1/10/21. Statutory Authority: RCW
28A.195.010,
28A.195.030, and
28A.195.040. WSR 18-24-090, § 180-90-141, filed 12/3/18, effective 1/3/19. Statutory Authority: RCW
28A.195.040. WSR 15-24-108, § 180-90-141, filed 12/1/15, effective 1/1/16; WSR 03-04-053, § 180-90-141, filed 1/29/03, effective 3/1/03. Statutory Authority: RCW
28A.02.204 [28A.02.240]. WSR 87-09-039 (Order 7-87), § 180-90-141, filed 4/14/87.]