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参议院法案 5237

该法案将创建一个投诉程序，当学生、家长和社区成员发现某个地区没有适当遵守州民权、纪律规则和其他法律时，他们可以使用该程序。

概括

  • 该法案为任何人在学区未遵守以下领域的州法律时提出投诉创建了一个流程：

    • ​​公民权利，包括歧视和性骚扰​

    • ​骚扰、恐吓或欺凌

    • ​与教学材料变更相关的课程要求和政策

    • ​使用约束或隔离

    • ​学生纪律

  • 这些投诉可以针对与一个人有关的个别事件，也可以注册为“广泛投诉”，这将涉及更广泛的学生群体，甚至是一个学区的所有学生。_cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_

    • 在提出个人投诉之前，个人必须首先用尽州法律规定的任何现有投诉程序。

    • “广泛的投诉”可能是关于某些学生群体如何因种族、性别、性取向、残疾、公民或移民身份等而受到与同龄人不同的对待。​

  • 公共教育总监办公室 (OSPI) 负责建立 and管理 投诉调查流程。

    • 如果 OSPI 发现某个地区存在不遵守州法律的行为，则地区负责人和学校董事会必须与学校社区和 OSPI 合作制定、采用并提交合规计划​。

      • 在提交该计划之前，学校董事会必须就此举行公开听证会并征求公众意见。​

      • 如果发现学区的这种不合规行为是故意的，则必须举行持续的公开听证会，直到他们合规为止，并且 OSPI 可能会对学区施加后果，包括：要求学区采用或重新采用某些政策或甚至不提供基础教育经费。

关于本法案的要点

  • ​“广泛投诉”类别的创建可能是一种有价值的机制，可以让人们注意到学区未能为他们所服务的学生公平地执行州法律。此外，如果华盛顿多个地区出现类似的、广泛的投诉，它可以凸显出更广泛的州级未能根据州法律保护和支持所有学生（尤其是历史上被边缘化的学生，如残疾学生、有色人种学生、等等）。​

  • OSPI 负责监督与华盛顿州公共教育有关的所有事务。让 OSPI 成为管理此过程的机构可能会产生内在的利益冲突。 多个地区的广泛投诉表明 OSPI 未能确保学生的公民权利和教育权利得到遵守和保护。作为管理机构，OSPI 不太可能确定这些广泛的投诉是否有价值，如果它揭露他们对其中一些系统性故障负责。

如何参与

Steps to Get Started

  1. Learn where the bill is in the legislative process.
  2. If there is an upcoming hearing, decide how you would like to get your voice heard and take action.​
  3. If there is not an upcoming hearing, or if you want to supplement your advocacy, call or write your legislators.
  4. Spread the word and get other people on board.

Participating in a Hearing

登录 PRO、CON 或其他

This is when individuals, advocates, and organizations make their position on a particular bill known for the record. This is particularly powerful in large numbers. Many organizations will send out Action Alerts asking people to sign in Pro or Con on a bill.

提交书面证词

Submitting written testimony is a great way not only to make your position known, to legislators but also to explain why in more detail. This is a good option if you don't want to speak in front of others. People also like to offer more nuance to their position by writing.

虚拟作证

Since COVID, many legislators are allowing remote/virtual testimony for bill hearings, as it greatly expands access to the legislative process across the state. For this, individuals usually have between 1-2 minutes to state their opinion on a bill in front of the legislative committee on Zoom. 

作证
亲自

To testify on a bill in person, you must travel to Olympia and join the real-time committee hearing on the Capitol campus. You will also get between 1-2 minutes to state your opinion. This is often a powerful way to make an impression on legislators in the room.

Using the WA Legislature Website

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