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2013 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 159 - COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE
- 159.010 Parent or custodian to send child to school -- Age limits for compulsory attendance -- Local board of education may adopt policy extending compulsory attendance requirements to age 18 -- All local boards to extend age limit upon adoption of policy by 55 percent of school districts -- Notification and counseling prior to withdrawal -- Encouragement to reenroll after withdrawal.
- 159.020 Transferring child from one district to another.
- 159.030 Exemptions from compulsory attendance.
- 159.035 Participation in 4-H activities to be considered attendance -- Excused absence for educational enhancement -- Appeal of denial of excused absence -- Exception for testing periods -- Excused absences for deployment and return days of parent or guardian on active duty -- Excused absence to visit parent or guardian on R and R.
- 159.040 Attendance at private and parochial schools.
- 159.050 Repealed, 1980.
- 159.051 Loss of license or permit by student for dropping out of school or for academic deficiency.
- 159.060 Repealed, 1948.
- 159.070 Attendance districts -- Enrollment permitted in school nearest home.
- 159.080 Director of pupil personnel and assistants.
- 159.090 Directors of pupil personnel for united districts.
- 159.100 Repealed, 1956.
- 159.110 Repealed, 1990.
- 159.120 Repealed, 1990.
- 159.130 Powers of directors of pupil personnel.
- 159.140 Duties of director of pupil personnel or assistant.
- 159.150 Definitions of truant and habitual truant -- Attendance record requirements -- Adoption of truancy policies by local school boards.
- 159.160 Attendance reports to superintendent.
- 159.170 Withdrawals and transfers -- Teachers to investigate and report -- Collection and dissemination of student records.
- 159.180 Parents responsible for children's violations.
- 159.190 Repealed, 1978.
- 159.200 Repealed, 1978.
- 159.210 Repealed, 1978.
- 159.220 Repealed, 1978.
- 159.230 Repealed, 1978.
- 159.240 Repealed, 1990.
- 159.250 Nature of census.
- 159.260 Repealed, 1988.
- 159.270 False report of census prohibited.
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