{"identifier":"/us/usc/t20/s7922","title":20,"num":"\u00a7\u202f7922.","heading":"Rule of construction regarding travel to and from school","text":"\u00a7\u202f7922.\nRule of construction regarding travel to and from school\n(a)\nIn general\nSubject to subsection (b), nothing in this chapter shall authorize the Secretary to, or shall be construed to\u2014\n(1) prohibit a child from traveling to and from school on foot or by car, bus, or bike when the parents of the child have given permission; or\n(2) expose parents to civil or criminal charges for allowing their child to responsibly and safely travel to and from school by a means the parents believe is age appropriate.\n(b)\nNo preemption of State or local laws\nNotwithstanding subsection (a), nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt State or local laws.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t20/s7922.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s7922","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f7922."},{"t":"heading","text":"Rule of construction regarding travel to and from school"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s7922/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"Subject to subsection (b), nothing in this chapter shall authorize the Secretary to, or shall be construed to\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s7922/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" prohibit a child from traveling to and from school on foot or by car, bus, or bike when the parents of the child have given permission; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s7922/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" expose parents to civil or criminal charges for allowing their child to responsibly and safely travel to and from school by a means the parents believe is age appropriate.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s7922/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"No preemption of State or local laws"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Notwithstanding subsection (a), nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt State or local laws.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}