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Rep. Leon seeks law to make in‑district school transfers presumptively allowed "in students' best interest"
Summary
Rep. Erica Leon proposed HB 68 to make in‑district school transfer requests presumptively granted unless a superintendent cites a valid reason to refuse, with the sponsor citing examples such as bullying and following a specialist teacher.
Rep. Erica Leon told the committee HB 68 would make an affirmative presumption that a parent’s request to move a child to a different school within the same district should be approved unless the superintendent identifies a valid reason to refuse. Leon said the proposal would preserve families’ ability to stay in the public district while addressing individual student needs — for example, following a specialist, removing a child from a bullying environment, or preserving an instructional relationship that benefits a child.
Leon described a local example in Derry where school consolidations and redistricting placed fourth‑grade…
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