20 U.S.C. § 7912 — Unsafe school choice option
submitted 24 years ago by Pub. L. 89-10 to r/title-20-EDUCATION · 132 words · no verdicts yet
Every state getting federal school funding must let a student move to a safer public school. This applies to a student at a "persistently dangerous" school or a student who was the victim of a violent crime at school. States must certify to the Secretary that they follow this rule.
(a) Unsafe school choice policy. Each state that gets money under this chapter must create and follow a statewide policy. That policy must let a student switch schools in two situations. First: the student attends a public school the state — working with a sample of local school districts — has decided is "persistently dangerous." Second: the student became the victim of a violent crime, as defined by state law, while at or on the grounds of the public school they attend. Either way, the student must be allowed to move to a safe public elementary or secondary school in the same district, including a public charter school.
(b) Certification. To get funding under this chapter, a state must certify in writing to the Secretary that it is following this policy.
Each State receiving funds under this chapter shall establish and implement a statewide policy requiring that a student attending a persistently dangerous public elementary school or secondary school, as determined by the State in consultation with a representative sample of local educational agencies, or who becomes a victim of a violent criminal offense, as determined by State law, while in or on the grounds of a public elementary school or secondary school that the student attends, be allowed to attend a safe public elementary school or secondary school within the local educational agency, including a public charter school.
As a condition of receiving funds under this chapter, a State shall certify in writing to the Secretary that the State is in compliance with this section.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8532, formerly title IX, § 9532, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title IX, § 901, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1984; renumbered title VIII, § 8532, Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8001(a)(6), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2088, 2089.)
- 2002Enacted · Pub. L. 89-10 · 115 Stat. 1984
- 2015Amended · Pub. L. 114-95 · 129 Stat. 2088, 2089
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 89-10 on 2002-01-08.
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