The commissioner shall, after consulting with the commissioner of public safety, adopt standards to guide patrol members in the conduct of their duties, and shall specify appropriate insignia to be worn by patrol members while on duty.

The state troopers or the police department of a political subdivision of the state may, upon request by the department, a school board, or a private or denominational school, assist in the training and control of safety patrols.

The school board of a borough or city school district or regional educational attendance area, or a private or denominational school may require that school safety patrols be established to assist pupils to cross streets and highways adjacent to schools in safety.

The state or a political subdivision of it, a school board or any individual member of it, a private or denominational school, principal, teacher, patrol member, or parent or guardian of a patrol member is immune from liability that might otherwise be incurred as a result of an injury caused by an act or the failure to act on the part of a patrol member while on duty.

Article 02. REQUIRED SCHOOL CRISIS RESPONSE PLANNING

(a) Patrol members shall

(1) encourage pupils to refrain from crossing streets and highways at other than regular crossings;

(2) direct pupils not to cross streets and highways when the presence of traffic renders crossing unsafe;

(3) when directed, assist pupils to safely board or leave school buses.

(b) A patrol member may not, under any circumstances, be permitted to direct vehicular traffic or be stationed in a street or highway while performing the duties of a patrol member.

A teacher, a teacher's assistant, a principal, or another person responsible for students is not liable for civil damage resulting from an act or omission (1) arising out of enforcement of an approved school disciplinary and safety program adopted under Section 14.33.120 ; and (2) arising out of and in the course of employment unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or reckless or intentional misconduct.

(a) If a school board, or a private or denominational school determines that a safety patrol should be established for a school, the principal of the school shall appoint pupils in the school to serve as members of the patrol.

(b) A pupil may not be appointed a patrol member unless the pupil's parents or guardian give written consent to the pupil's membership in the patrol.

(c) The principal shall designate a teacher or teachers in the school to supervise the operation of the patrol.

(d) The principal shall consult with the local law enforcement authority to determine those locations adjacent to the school where the patrol may be most advantageously used.

The purpose of Section 14.33.110 - 14.33.140 is to

(1) implement and maintain community-based standards of school behavior that are developed by students, parents, teachers, school administrators, and the community;

(2) facilitate the creation of a standard of school behavior and safety by local communities for the schools in those communities;

(3) protect and support teachers who enforce standards of student behavior and safety in the classroom established under Section 14.33.120 ; and

(4) ensure that all schools and school districts receiving state funds, that may not have already done so, implement and maintain an effective school disciplinary and safety program.

(a) A teacher, a teacher's assistant, a principal, or another person responsible for students may not be terminated or otherwise subjected to formal disciplinary action for lawful enforcement of an approved school disciplinary and safety program, including behavior standards, adopted under Section 14.33.120 .

(b) A teacher, a teacher's assistant, a principal, or another person responsible for students who

(1) receives information about a student under Section 47.12.310 (b) or receives information that may affect the safety of students or staff shall notify the student's teacher or a school administrator; and

(2) in the course of employment, observes a student committing a crime shall report the crime to the local law enforcement agency; in this paragraph, 'crime' has the meaning given in Section 11.81.900 .

(a) Each governing body shall adopt a written school disciplinary and safety program. The program required under this subsection must include written

(1) standards for student behavior and safety that reflect community standards and that include, at a minimum, basic requirements for respect and honesty; standards required under this paragraph must be developed and periodically reviewed with the collaboration of members of each school, parents, teachers, and other persons responsible for the students at a school; a governing body may require that standards developed under this paragraph be consistent for all schools in an attendance area or the district;

(2) standards relating to when a teacher is authorized to remove a student from the classroom for

(A) failure to follow student behavior and safety standards; or

(B) behavior described under Section 14.30.045 (1) or (2);

(3) procedures for notifying teachers of dangerous students consistent with Section 47.12.310 (b);

(4) standards relating to when a teacher, teacher's assistant, or other person responsible for students is authorized to use reasonable and appropriate force to maintain classroom safety and discipline as described under Section 11.81.430 (a)(2);

(5) policies necessary to comply with provisions of state and federal law, including 20 U.S.C. 1400 - 1485 (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act);

(6) standards to address needs of students for whom mental health or substance abuse may be a contributing factor to noncompliance with the school disciplinary and safety program;

(7) policies for implementing a student conflict resolution strategy, including the nonviolent resolution or mediation of conflicts and procedures for reporting and resolving conflicts;

(8) procedures for periodic review and revision of the school disciplinary and safety program.

(b) A school district shall report information relating to school district disciplinary and safety programs as required by the department, including incidents of disruptive or violent behavior.

(a) Each district shall develop a model school crisis response plan for use by each school in the district. Each school in a district shall develop a school specific crisis response plan. Each school shall form a crisis response team consisting of the principal, one certified and one classified member of the school staff, and one parent whose child attends the school. The crisis response team may include one member of the governing board or advisory school board, a school counselor, a member from local law enforcement authorities, and one student in grade 10 or higher if the school has those grades. The district and each school within the district shall consult with local social services agencies and local law enforcement authorities when developing the school crisis response plan.

(b) A school specific crisis response plan must meet standards as determined by the department by regulation. A school specific crisis response plan must include

(1) the person in charge and a designated substitute;

(2) the names of the crisis response team members and their specific job functions relating to a crisis;

(3) a communication plan;

(4) protocols for responding to immediate physical harm of students, faculty, or staff and to traumatic events, including the period after the events have concluded;

(5) disaster and emergency procedures to respond to earthquakes, fire, flood, explosions, or other events or conditions in which death or serious injury is likely;

(6) crisis procedures for safe entrance to and exit from the school by students, parents, and employees, including an evacuation and lock down plan; and

(7) policies for enforcing school discipline and maintaining a safe and orderly environment during the crisis.

(c) Each district shall annually review and update as appropriate each school's crisis response plan. A copy of each school's crisis response plan, as annually updated, shall be retained by the district and a copy provided to each local agency that has a role in the plan. Notice of completion of the annual review and update and the location of a school's crisis response plan shall be posted at each school in the district. A school crisis response plan shall be printed and available for inspection by the public.

(d) Each district shall annually provide to each district employee training in crisis response, including evacuation and lock down drills.

(e) In this section,

(1) 'crisis' includes a traumatic event or emergency condition that creates distress, hardship, fear, or grief;

(2) 'district' has the meaning given in Section 14.17.990 .

Article 03. REQUIRED SCHOOL DISCIPLINARY AND SAFETY PROGRAM