Legal Resources | United States Code, Title 20 | 7912
Subchapter IX - General Provisions. Part E - Uniform Provisions. Subpart 2 - Other Provisions. Unsafe school choice option.
(a) Unsafe school choice 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.
(b) Certification
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.
(Pub. L. 89-10, title IX, Sec. 9532, as added Pub. L. 107-110, title IX, Sec. 901, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1984.)