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Of those, 226 of these incidents involved the possession of a firearm.  \nIn public schools, the 1,867 incidents involving the possession of a weapon resulted in 1,720 exclusionary interventions in the 2024–2025 school year (note: data on interventions is only reported by public schools) . There was a 14% decrease in weapons incidents reported during the school year 2024–2025 compared to those reported in the school year 2023–2024. In the 2024–2025 school year, there was also a 16% decrease in suspensions and a 19% increase in expulsions reported compared to those reported in the 2023–2024 school year.  \nINTRODUCTION  \nThe Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA) was originally enacted on March 31,1994, as part of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act (Public Law 103-227) . The GFSA was reauthorized on October 20, 1994, as part of the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-382), and again reauthorized as part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110) . The GFSA requires each state receiving federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) funds to have in effect a state law requiring school districts to expel from school for a period of not less than one year a student who was determined to have brought a weapon to school. The GFSA also requires that the state laws allow the chief administering officer of the student’s school district to modify the expulsion requirement on a case-by-case basis.  \nWashington state enacted the Weapons in Schools legislation in 1994 in response to the federal GFSA requirement. The Weapons In Schools legislation was modified in 1997 to include “look-alike firearms,” allowing a school district to suspend or expel a student for up to one year if the student acts with malice as defined under RCW 9A.04.110 and displays an instrument that appears to be a firearm on public school premises, public school-provided transportation, or in areas of facili","cbCaiamUflURxnM5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiamUflURxnM5","pdf",196698,"English","# Executive Summary\n# Introduction\n# Update Status 2024–2025\n## Table 1: Weapons in School 2024–2025\n## Table 2: Weapons in Public Schools 1 Year Trend\n## Graph 1: Public and Private School Incidents, 3 Year Trend\n# Conclusion & Next Steps\n# Legal Notice","[{\"question\":\"What legal requirement mandates this report to the Legislature?\",\"answer\":\"RCW 28A.320.130 requires OSPI to annually report the number of incidents violating RCW 9.41.280 involving weapon possession in or related to school settings.\"},{\"question\":\"How many weapons incidents occurred in Washington K–12 schools in 2024–2025?\",\"answer\":\"During 2024–2025, public and private schools reported 1,883 incidents involving possession of a weapon, including 226 incidents involving a firearm.\"},{\"question\":\"What changes were reported in public-school discipline outcomes from 2023–2024 to 2024–2025?\",\"answer\":\"Weapons incidents in public schools decreased 14%. Suspensions decreased 16%, while expulsions increased 19% in 2024–2025 compared with 2023–2024.\"}]","REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE - UPDATE: Weapons in Schools - 2026 | PDF",1792064473]