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Law Prompts Some Schools to End Open Enrollment

HAMMOND, Ind. (AP): A new Indiana law that prohibits public schools from turning away transfer students with poor grades or disciplinary problems has prompted some districts to end their open enrollment policies. Lawmakers passed the law after hearing from educators and students who said some schools were accepting only the brightest transfer applicants and rejecting children with disciplinary problems.

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