The residential program at the *state school for the deaf and the state school for the blind shall employ residential staff in sufficient numbers to ensure the physical and emotional needs of the residents are met. Residential staff shall be on duty in sufficient numbers to ensure the safety of the children residing there.

For purposes of this section, “residential staff” means staff in charge of supervising the day-to-day living situation of the children in the residential portion of the schools.

*Reviser’s note: The “state school for the deaf” was abolished pursuant to 2009 c 381 § 11 and powers, duties, and functions were transferred to the Washington state center for childhood deafness and hearing loss. The “Washington state center for childhood deafness and hearing loss” was renamed the “Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth” by 2019 c 266 § 1.

Conflict with federal requirements—2000 c 125: See note following RCW 72.40.200.