20 U.S.C. § 7912

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 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.)