(1) If your eligibility for benefits is based on services to an educational institution, evidence shows you have reasonable assurance of returning to work after the school holiday or break, and you do not respond to a request for information about reasonable assurance, the department will presume that such assurance exists.

(2) The department will deny benefits under RCW 50.44.050. This denial applies to the period between academic years or terms, and during holiday or vacation periods.