From the ECS State Policy Database: School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....
An OIG Perspective on the Unsafe School Choice Option - The provision in the No Child Left Behind Act that requires states to identify “persistently dangerous” schools and allows students to transfer from them, is ineffective and needs an overhaul, according to the inspector general’s office. Their report recommends three key legislative changes to ensure states meet the provision's requirements. (Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Education, August 2007)...

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