Crisis lines on Washington student IDs
Washington law puts crisis lines on student IDs at K-12 schools and at colleges. For each, here is who must carry them, the law, and the exact lines to print.
K-12 schools
- Who must carry it
- Public and charter schools, all grades, for student and staff IDs
- The law
- Rev. Code Wash. § 28A.210.400 (opens in a new tab)app.leg.wa.gov
- Staff IDs
- Yes. Staff IDs need the lines too.
- Every grade
- Yes. Elementary IDs carry the lines too.
- Exact wording
- Not set. These are the lines the law names, in plain words.
What to print
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
Colleges
- Who must carry it
- Public colleges, for student and staff IDs (four-year universities add a regional 24/7 sexual assault line)
- The law
- Rev. Code Wash. § 28B.10.735 (opens in a new tab)app.leg.wa.gov
- Staff IDs
- Yes. Staff IDs need the lines too.
- Exact wording
- Not set. These are the lines the law names, in plain words.
What to print
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
24/7 sexual assault support
[Your regional line]
A line in [brackets] is one your school fills in, like its own phone number. The template prints it in brackets until you type yours in.
Put these lines on your student IDs
Pick Washington in the starter gallery and the Student ID templates print the K-12 lines on the back, and the Campus ID template prints the college lines. Elementary Student, School Staff and Substitute Teacher cards get the K-12 back too.
Researched October 2026 against each state’s statute or session law.
Laws change. Check the linked law before you print. This isn’t legal advice.