25 CFR § 31.6 - Coercion prohibited.

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title: "25 CFR § 31.6 - Coercion prohibited."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "31.6"
section_name: "Coercion prohibited."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "EDUCATION"
part_number: "31"
part_name: "FEDERAL SCHOOLS FOR INDIANS"
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authority: "Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 410; 25 U.S.C. 282, unless otherwise noted."
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# 31.6 Coercion prohibited.

There shall be no coercion of children in the matter of transfers from one school to another, but voluntary enrollment should be effected through maintenance of Federal Indian schools or programs which suit the needs and interests of the areas in which they are located.

(Sec. 1, 29 Stat. 348; 25 U.S.C. 287)