School Health Services Updates

Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction sent this bulletin at 02/18/2025 04:58 PM PST

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In this edition:

Updated Guidance for Implementation of Initiative 2081
Washington State Commission on Hispanic Affairs Rapid Response Hub
Department of Health Schools Webpage Highlight
Save the Date: School nurse Connects

Updated Guidance for Implementation of Initiative 2081

Summary: In March 2024, the Legislature passed Initiative 2081, entitled the Parents’ Bill of Rights, which went into effect on June 6, 2024. Various plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court, Legal Counsel for Youth and Children, v. State, seeking to enjoin I-2081 before it became effective. The Court granted an injunction in June 2024, and then lifted the injunction on January 27, 2025. OSPI is sharing this guidance on the sections of I-2081 (RCW 28A.605.005) that are newly in effect following the end of the injunction, as well as provisions that have generated a significant number of comments or questions from educators and community members.

Supplemental Guidance for Implementing Initiative 2081

Washington State Commission on Hispanic Affairs Rapid Response Hub

Information about resources you know and trust that serve Latinos in Washington—whether they provide immigration support, health services, housing support, educational opportunities, job assistance, mental health resources, food programs, or any other kind of community support.

Additionally, this resource provides a summary of regulatory changes and links for more information on each.

Rapid Response Hub — Washington State Commission on Hispanic Affairs

Español: https://www.esp.cha.wa.gov/

Other Resources:

National Child Traumatic Stress Network Guiding Caregivers: How to Talk to a Child about Deportation or Separation

Center for Child Stress & Health: How to Talk to a Child Worried about Deportation

Immigrant Children with Traumatic Separation: Information for Professionals

Department of Health School Webpage Highlight

Our partners at the Department of Health (DOH) report they are getting questions from schools about pest management. They highlight some resources available on the DOH Schools Webpages:

Additional information regarding lice and other pests is also available in the Infectious Disease Control Guide for School Staff

School Nurse Connects: Save the Date

Thank you to those of you who joined us for a great update on communicable disease and pertussis in January. Please save the date for our next session on March 27, 3-4PM!

Contact us

Please contact us at healthservices@k12.wa.us or by phone: (360) 725-6040

We check phone message intermittently. Email is the best way to contact Health Services staff for a more immediate response.

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