Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73

§7912 Unsafe school choice option

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

States that get these federal education funds must set up a statewide rule so a student who goes to a school the State finds is repeatedly unsafe, or who is hurt or attacked in a violent crime while at school or on school grounds, can move to a safer public school in the same school district, including a public charter school. To keep getting the funds, the State must give the Secretary a written statement saying it is following this rule.

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Title 20, §7912

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(a)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)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.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 7912, Pub. L. 89–10, title IX, § 9212, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3805, defined terms, prior to the general amendment of former subchapter IX of this chapter by Pub. L. 107–110.

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20 U.S.C. § 7912

Title 20 — Education

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73