Student Discipline

Puyallup Digital Learning and our Puyallup School District are committed to a safe and civil educational environment for all students, which is free of harassment, intimidation, and bullying.

Your child’s safety and well-being are important. We are committed to:

• Teach/inform students: Students are given age-appropriate information about bullying, prevention strategies, and ways to identify and report bullying via their counselor, teacher, or administrator. PDL also has district information about how to report bullying which can be found in our student handbook.
• Train staff: Staff receives annual training on the District’s policy and procedures, including staff roles and responsibilities, how to monitor common areas.

Important Updates to Student Discipline Policy

Significant changes to student discipline policy began with the passage of HB 1541 in 2016. The changes were made to close opportunity gaps for students, and address concerns that some groups of students are more likely to experience exclusionary discipline than others. The new laws clarify processes and ensure greater involvement of families. After a robust rulemaking process that took over two years, OSPI adopted the final student discipline rules that took effect in July of 2018 and the remaining rules will take effect July 1, 2019. This is the first time in over four decades updates have been made to the rules.

For more information on these changes see the document Discipline in Schools: A Parent Guide