Public schools means the common schools as referred to in Article IX of the state Constitution, charter schools established under chapter 28A.710 RCW, and those schools and institutions of learning having a curriculum below the college or university level as now or may be established by law and maintained at public expense.
RCW 28A.150.010
Public schools.
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case State v. Becker (1997)
Most recently applied in Jewels Helping Hands v. Hansen (April 2025)
2016 c 241 s 131
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.