Sex abuse claims against some WA school districts are raising insurance rates for all

By: Charlotte Alden, Cascadia Daily News

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: June 22, 2026

Words: 1,262

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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This article was first published by Cascadia Daily News.

In mid-May, as Washington school districts were deep into developing their budgets for the next academic year, around 130 received notices that their rates for the Washington Schools Risk Management Pool were going up. And not just by a little bit: by an average of 45%.

School districts contribute funds to the risk pool instead of paying for traditional liability insurance. Those dollars are pooled …

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