OAR 581-022-2312
Every Student Belongs

(1) It is the policy of the State Board of Education that all students, employees, and visitors in public schools are entitled to learn, work, and participate in an environment that is safe and free from discrimination, harassment, and intimidation.
(2) The Oregon Legislature has determined that a person may not be subjected to discrimination in any public elementary or secondary education program or service, school or interschool activity where the program, service, school or activity is financed in whole or in part by moneys appropriated by the Legislative Assembly.
(3) The presence of symbols of hate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin including the noose, symbols of neo-Nazi ideology and the battle flag of the Confederacy create a material and substantial disruption in school activities and the learning environment by creating an atmosphere of fear and intimidation and interfere with the rights of students by denying them full access to the services, activities, and opportunities offered by a school.
(4) Definitions. For purposes of these rules:
(a) “Bias Incident” means a person’s hostile expression of animus toward another person, relating to the other person’s perceived race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin, of which criminal investigation or prosecution is impossible or inappropriate. Bias Incidents may include derogatory language or behavior directed at or about any of the preceding demographic groups.
(b) “Symbol of Hate” means a symbol, image, or object that expresses animus on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or nation origin including the noose, symbols of neo-Nazi ideology and the battle flag of the Confederacy, and whose display:
(A) Is reasonably likely to cause a substantial disruption of or material interference with school activities, or
(B) Is reasonably likely to interfere with the rights of students by denying them full access to the services, activities, and opportunities offered by a school.
(5) School districts, public charter schools, the Oregon School for the Deaf, Education Service Districts, Youth Corrections Education Program providers under contract with the Oregon Department of Education, Juvenile Detention Education Program providers under contract with the Oregon Department of Education, or a program that receives money pursuant to ORS 343.243 (Receipt of amount from State School Fund for children enrolled in certain programs), must prohibit the use or display of any noose, symbols of neo-Nazi ideology and the battle flag of the Confederacy on school grounds or in any program, service, school or activity where the program, service, school or activity is financed in whole or in part by moneys appropriated by the Legislative Assembly except where used in teaching curriculum that is aligned the Oregon State Standards.
(6) On or before January 1, 2021, school districts, public charter schools, the Oregon School for the Deaf, and Education Service Districts must adopt a policy that:
(a) Affirms all students are entitled to a high quality educational experience, free from discrimination or harassment based on perceived race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or national origin;
(b) Affirms all employees are entitled to work in an environment that is free from discrimination or harassment;
(c) Affirms all visitors are entitled to participate in an environment that is free from discrimination or harassment;
(d) Prohibits the use or display of any symbols of hate, including at a minimum the noose, symbols of neo-Nazi ideology and the battle flag of the Confederacy, on school grounds or in any program, service, school or activity where the program, service, school or activity is financed in whole or in part by moneys appropriated by the Legislative Assembly except where used in teaching curriculum that is aligned the Oregon State Standards; and
(e) Establishes procedures for addressing bias incidents. The procedures must:
(A) Define persons impacted broadly to include individuals at whom an incident was directed as well as students in the larger school community likely to be impacted by the incident;
(B) Require responding staff to prioritize the safety and well-being of all persons impacted;
(C) Require responding staff to recognize the experience of all persons impacted, acknowledge the impact, commit to taking immediate action, and prevent further harm against those person impacted from taking place;
(D) Include in any redirection procedures educational components that address the history and impact of hate as well as procedural components to ensure the safety, healing, and agency of those impacted by hate, accountability and transformation for people who cause harm as well as transformation of the conditions that perpetuated the harm;
(E) Include communication protocols that provide all persons impacted with information relating to the investigation.
(i) The information provided to the persons at whom the behavior was directed and the person who committed the behavior must include that an investigation has been initiated, actions taken to prevent reoccurrence, findings of the investigation and the final determination based on those findings, to the extent allowed under state and federal law, the actions taken with respect to the person who committed the behavior to remedy behavior and, when applicable, a citation to the law prohibiting release and an explanation of how that law applies to the current situation.
(ii) The information provided to students in the school community likely to be impacted by the incident must include that an investigation has been initiated and actions taken to prevent reoccurrence.
(F) Direct administrators and school personnel to consider whether the behavior also implicates other civil rights laws and, if so, to respond accordingly. The nature of the conduct must determine the process used, the rights and protections available to persons impacted, and the right to appeal to the Oregon Department of Education or the United States Department of Education Office of Civil Rights; and
(G) Require administrators to develop and implement instructional materials to make this policy and related practices including reporting procedures, educational processes, and possible consequences known to all school employees and students.

Source: Rule 581-022-2312 — Every Student Belongs, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=581-022-2312.

581‑022‑0102
Definitions 581‑022‑0103
State Standards for the 2019-20 School Year 581‑022‑0104
State Standards for the 2020-21 School Year 581‑022‑2000
Diploma Requirements 581‑022‑2005
Veterans Diploma 581‑022‑2010
Modified Diploma 581‑022‑2015
Extended Diploma 581‑022‑2020
Alternative Certificate 581‑022‑2025
Credit Options 581‑022‑2030
District Curriculum 581‑022‑2045
Prevention Education in Drugs and Alcohol 581‑022‑2050
Human Sexuality Education 581‑022‑2055
Career Education 581‑022‑2060
Comprehensive School Counseling 581‑022‑2100
Administration of State Assessments 581‑022‑2110
Exception of Students with Disabilities from State Assessments 581‑022‑2115
Assessment of Essential Skills 581‑022‑2120
Essential Skill Assessments for English Language Learners 581‑022‑2130
Kindergarten Assessment 581‑022‑2205
Policies on Reporting of Child Abuse 581‑022‑2210
Anabolic Steroids and Performance Enhancing Substances 581‑022‑2215
Safety of School Sports – Concussions 581‑022‑2220
Health Services 581‑022‑2223
Healthy and Safe Schools Plan 581‑022‑2225
Emergency Plans and Safety Programs 581‑022‑2230
Asbestos Management Plans 581‑022‑2250
District Improvement Plan 581‑022‑2255
School and District Performance Report Criteria 581‑022‑2260
Records and Reports 581‑022‑2263
Physical Education Requirements 581‑022‑2265
Report on PE Data 581‑022‑2267
Annual Report on use of Restraint and Seclusion 581‑022‑2270
Individual Student Assessment, Recordkeeping and Reporting 581‑022‑2300
Standardization 581‑022‑2305
District Assurances of Compliance with Public School Standards 581‑022‑2310
Equal Education Opportunities 581‑022‑2312
Every Student Belongs 581‑022‑2315
Special Education for Children with Disabilities 581‑022‑2320
Required Instructional Time 581‑022‑2325
Identification of Academically Talented and Intellectually Gifted Students 581‑022‑2330
Rights of Parents of TAG Students 581‑022‑2335
Daily Class Size 581‑022‑2340
Media Programs 581‑022‑2345
Auxiliary Services 581‑022‑2350
Independent Adoptions of Instructional Materials 581‑022‑2355
Instructional Materials Adoption 581‑022‑2360
Postponement of Purchase of State-Adopted Instructional Materials 581‑022‑2370
Complaint Procedures 581‑022‑2400
Personnel 581‑022‑2405
Personnel Policies 581‑022‑2410
Teacher and Administrator Evaluation and Support 581‑022‑2415
Core Teaching Standards 581‑022‑2420
Educational Leadership — Administrator Standards 581‑022‑2430
Fingerprinting of Subject Individuals in Positions Not Requiring Licensure as Teachers, Administrators, Personnel Specialists, School Nurses 581‑022‑2440
Teacher Training Related to Dyslexia 581‑022‑2445
Universal Screenings for Risk Factors of Dyslexia 581‑022‑2500
Programs and Services for Talented and Gifted Students 581‑022‑2505
Alternative Education Programs 581‑022‑2510
Suicide Prevention Plan
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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