Crisis lines on Wisconsin student IDs
Wisconsin 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 independent charter schools, all grades
- The law
- Wis. Stat. § 118.169 (opens in a new tab)docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
- Staff IDs
- No. Student IDs only.
- 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
Also 1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line
Text HOPELINE to 741741
Colleges
- Who must carry it
- UW System universities and technical colleges
- The law
- Wis. Stat. § 39.54 (opens in a new tab)docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
- Staff IDs
- No. Student IDs only.
- 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
Also 1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line
Text HOPELINE to 741741
Put these lines on your student IDs
Pick Wisconsin 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 cards get the K-12 back too.
Crisis lines in every state
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.