Invasive Surveys In Your Children's Schools: Do You Know What They Ask?

Brian Heywood of Let’s Go Washington raised concerns on March 15, 2026, about SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) surveys administered in schools, including Highline School District, which collect sensitive personal information from students. The article notes that Initiative 2081, passed in 2024 to strengthen parental notification and consent requirements, was reversed by HB 1296 in 2025. Heywood encouraged parents to question their districts about these survey practices and data collection methods.