referral

The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.

A document used by schools detailing some form of a student’s misbehavior and listing the actions taken before and after the student’s receipt of the referral.

a recommendation to consult the (professional) person or group to whom one has been referred

a person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group

the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)