"Maybe, now that he's in good standing, he can apply elsewhere and that's the day he's looking forward to."
They both are already going to other schools where they were accepted. This offer by Duke to return is not to put them in good standing so they can go elsewhere, they already are elsewhere.
They are taking courses elsewhere but they are not enrolled as full time students. If Duke doesn't release their transcripts, for academic purposes, their Duke coursework doesn't exist and they cannot use it as a basis for transferring and enrolling as a full time student elsewhere.