Whitehouse ISD
212906
ADMISSIONS:
SCHOOL SAFETY TRANSFERS
FDD
(LOCAL)

A student's request for a transfer to attend a safe public school in the District shall be granted if the student:

• Attends school at a campus identified by TEA as persistently dangerous; or
• Was a victim of a violent criminal offense while in school or on the grounds of the school the student attends.

[See FDA, FDB, and FOD]

TRANSFER REQUESTS
A student or parent may make a request to the Superintendent or designee for a transfer on this basis within 30 calendar days after:

Notice is provided that the student's assigned campus has been identified as persistently dangerous; or

The student becomes a victim at school of one of the following offenses, as defined by the Penal Code:

• Attempted murder;
• Indecency with a child;
• Aggravated kidnapping;
• Assault resulting in bodily injury or aggravated assault; or
• Sexual assault or aggravated sexual assault.

The District shall respond to the transfer request within ten school days.

DURATION OF TRANSFER
A transfer shall be approved and renewed under this policy so long as:

• In the case of a transfer from a persistently dangerous campus, the campus from which the student transfers meets the criteria for that designation; or
• In the case of a transfer for a victim of a violent criminal offense, the threat to the student exists at the campus to which the student would typically be assigned.

TRANSPORTATION
The District shall provide transportation for any student for whom a transfer is approved under this policy. [See CNA]