Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102
§1654 Intervention Authorization in Implementation of Court Orders
Title 20 › CHAPTER 37 — ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS › § 1654
Summary
A parent, or several parents in the same situation, may ask a court to reopen or join a court order that sends students to public school. They can do this if the travel time or distance is so long it risks the student's health or seriously harms their learning.
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Title 20, §1654
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A parent or guardian of a child, or parents or guardians of children similarly situated, transported to a public school in accordance with a court order, may seek to reopen or intervene in the further implementation of such court order, currently in effect, if the time or distance of travel is so great as to risk the health of the student or significantly impinge on his or her educational process.
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Citation
20 U.S.C. § 1654
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102