{"data":{"id":"us/20-u.s.c.-7912","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 U.S.C. § 7912","heading":"Unsafe school choice option","body":"(a) Unsafe school choice policyEach 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) CertificationAs 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.","path":["Title 20—EDUCATION","CHAPTER 70—STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc20@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:57:47Z","sha256":"f53e1a4407669f5e248484372514b868d998ebcb72ec7edb41d261a3867255b7","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/20-u.s.c.-7911","next":"us/20-u.s.c.-7913"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}