Unsafe School Choice Option Policy Sample Clauses

Unsafe School Choice Option Policy. Victims of Violent Criminal Offenses‌ The Unsafe School Choice Option (USCO) provision (Section 9532 of Title IX) under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 sets forth, in part, the following which applies to all school buildings that are a part of a local education agency (LEA): "… a student … 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." (Italics added) The individual victim provision of the USCO policy attempts to fulfill the requirement for LEAs to provide relief to students who have been victimized, while providing schools with a practical means for making determinations on incidents of victimization that are within the purview of LEAs. The individual victim policy has been crafted to enable school staff to make reasonable determinations and actions regarding the policy. LEAs are strongly encouraged, however, to consult with their school board attorneys and communicate with designated local and/or county law enforcement authorities, per the provisions of the Uniform State Memorandum of Agreement Between Education and Law Enforcement Officials and N.J.A.C. 6A:16-6.2(b)13, on questions and issues that arise in the implementation of the individual victims of violent criminal offenses policy. The following criteria must be used to determine when an enrolled student has become a victim of a violent criminal offense while in or on the grounds of a public elementary or secondary school that the student attends. These criteria only apply to a student who has become a victim of one or more of the violent criminal offenses enumerated in the Unsafe School Choice Option Policy. A student is considered a victim of a violent criminal offense when: 1) A report has been made to law enforcement officials for suspicion that one of the violent criminal offenses enumerated below has occurred; and 2) One or more of the following applies: • Law enforcement officials have filed formal charges against the perpetrator(s) for commission of the violent crime; or • The perpetrator(s) of the violent crime has received sanctions in accordance with the district board of education's code of student conduct, pursuant