A private school may search school lockers and other containers as provided in Section 14.03.105 .

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In this chapter

(1) 'private school' means a school that does not receive direct state or federal funding;

(2) 'religious school' means a private school operated by a church or other religious organization that does not receive direct state or federal funding.

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A religious or other private school that complies with Section 14.45.100 - 14.45.130 is exempt from other provisions of law and regulations relating to education except law and regulations relating to physical health, fire safety, sanitation, immunization, and physical examinations.

Teachers and others in charge of religious or other private schools not operated in compliance with Section 14.45.100 - 14.45.130 are not exempt from laws and regulations relating to education. Non-exempt schools shall make regular monthly attendance reports and annual reports to the commissioner in the same manner as teachers and superintendents in the public schools.

Article 02. EXEMPT RELIGIOUS AND OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOLS

(a) A religious or other private school that elects to comply with Section 14.45.100 - 14.45.130 shall maintain permanent student records reflecting immunizations, physical examinations, standardized testing, academic achievement, and courses taken at the school.

(b) The chief administrative officer of a school that elects to comply with Section 14.45.100 - 14.45.130 shall certify to the department, under oath or by affirmation, that the records required under (a) of this section are being maintained.

Article 03. GENERAL PROVISIONS

(a) The parent or guardian of a child of compulsory school age enrolled in a religious or other private school that complies with Section 14.45.100 - 14.45.130 shall file an annual notice of enrollment in the school for the child with the local public school superintendent for the area in which the child resides on a form provided by the department. The form shall be signed by the parent or guardian and the chief administrative officer of the school and returned to the local public school superintendent by the parent or guardian. The school shall notify the local public school superintendent within a reasonable time if the child is no longer enrolled in or attending the school.

(b) A religious or other private school that elects to comply with Section 14.45.100 - 14.45.130 shall maintain monthly attendance records for each student enrolled in the school, shall operate on a regular schedule, excluding reasonable holidays and vacations, during at least 180 days of the year, shall make an annual report to the commissioner of the number of students in each grade and the school calendar, and shall comply with the provisions concerning missing children under Section 14.30.700 - 14.30.720.

(a) A religious or other private school that elects to comply with Section 14.45.100 - 14.45.130 shall administer a nationally standardized test selected by the chief administrative officer of the school to all students enrolled in grades four, six, and eight at least once each school year.

(b) The nationally standardized test must measure achievement in English grammar, reading, spelling, and mathematics.

(c) A religious or other private school that elects to comply with Section 14.45.100 - 14.45.130 shall maintain records of the results of the nationally standardized tests and the records shall be made available to the parent or guardian of the student. Each school shall make composite test results for the school available annually to an authorized representative of the department. The composite test results of a religious or other private school operated in compliance with Section 14.45.100 - 14.45.130 are not public information unless each public school

(1) is also required to administer a nationally standardized test that measures achievement in English grammar, reading, spelling, and mathematics; and

(2) the composite test results for each public school are public information.