20 USC § 1654 - Intervention authorization in implementation of court orders
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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s1654"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 1654 - Intervention authorization in implementation of court orders"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "1654"
section_name: "Intervention authorization in implementation of court orders"
chapter_number: 37
chapter_name: "ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 92–318, title VIII, § 804, June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 372.)"
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# § 1654. Intervention authorization in implementation of court orders
A parent or guardian of a child, or parents or guardians of children similarly situated, transported to a public school in accordance with a court order, may seek to reopen or intervene in the further implementation of such court order, currently in effect, if the time or distance of travel is so great as to risk the health of the student or significantly impinge on his or her educational process.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 92–318, title VIII, § 804, June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 372.)