(1) Board members. Conduct board members and appeals board members must not participate in any student conduct matter until, at a minimum, training in the following areas has been completed:
(a) Diversity, equity, inclusion, and implicit bias;
(b) Student development and student conduct philosophies, including the educational component of the student conduct process;
(c) Fair and equitable decision making, including:
(i) Due process;
(ii) Standards of proof;
(iii) Relevant and admissible evidence;
(iv) Conflict of interest; and
(v) Identifying bias;
(d) Sexual assault and gender-based violence;
(e) Alcohol and drug prevention;
(f) Sanctioning principles and guidelines; and
(g) Title IX regulatory definitions, jurisdiction, and grievance processes.
(2) Conduct officers. Conduct officers must not participate in any student conduct matter until, at a minimum, training in the following areas has been completed:
(a) Alternative dispute resolution;
(b) Restorative justice; and
(c) All training required of board members (see subsection (1) of this section).
(3) Presiding officers. Presiding officers must not participate in any student conduct matter until, at a minimum, training in the following areas has been completed:
(a) Diversity, equity, inclusion, and implicit bias;
(b) Student development and student conduct philosophies, including the educational component of the student conduct process;
(c) Title IX regulatory definitions, jurisdiction, and grievance processes.
(4) Renewal of training. Training must be renewed on a biennial basis.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
28B.30.150. WSR 22-23-142, § 504-26-120, filed 11/21/22, effective 1/1/23; WSR 21-07-057, § 504-26-120, filed 3/15/21, effective 4/15/21; WSR 18-23-083, § 504-26-120, filed 11/19/18, effective 12/20/18.]