§ 6-18-317 - Prohibited transfers.
6-18-317. Prohibited transfers.
(a) Boards of directors of local school districts are prohibited from granting legal transfers in the following situations:
(1) When either the resident or the receiving district is under a desegregation-related court order or has ever been under such a court order; and
(2) The transfer in question would negatively affect the racial balance of that district which is or has been under such a court order.
(b) Each form filed with the Department of Education reporting a legal student transfer must be accompanied by an affidavit signed by each member of both school boards of directors stating that the transfer does not violate the prohibition set forth in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) If the transfer fails to comply with subsection (b) of this section, the department shall withhold from each district state aid in an amount equal to that to be generated by the student in question in the respective districts.