2007 House Bill 4243 (Require transfer of student records )

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Introduced by Rep. Frank Accavitti, Jr. (D) on February 8, 2007, to require a transferring student’s previous school to give the new school the student’s disciplinary, attendance, and nonconfidential health records.
- Referred to the House Education Committee on February 8, 2007.

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1) Hurry up... [by Anonymous Citizen on May 9, 2007]
... and pass this please. Here it is May and I am still waiting on records for a student who came to us from Detroit in November.
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2) How soon and what mode of transfer? [by Anonymous Citizen on March 8, 2007]
email, fax, mail?
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3) I Agree ... [by Anonymous Citizen on February 14, 2007]
with both your points.

First, this is a good idea to ensure that proper officials at the child's new school are well apprised of what they are taking in.

But at the same time, every kid should have a chance to start over with an essentially clean slate at the new place -- to perhaps "reinvent" himself or herself in a new and improved version. I personally benefitted from that very opportunity as a high school kid, and I believe it made a world of difference in my life.

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