158.072 Eligible students -- Change of residence within district -- Option to remain
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enrolled in original school -- Transportation.
(1)For purposes of this section, "eligible student" shall mean a public school student
enrolled in kindergarten or grade one (1), two (2), or three
(3)who qualifies for free
or reduced-price school meals or attends a school that participates in the community
eligibility provision of the National School Lunch Program.
(2)When an eligible student changes his or her residence during the school year and
the change in residence results in the student being assigned to a different school
within the same school district, the parent or guardian of the eligible student shall
have the option to request the student, and any of the student's siblings enrolled in
the same school in any grade, remain enrolled in the original school, regardless of
the transportation decision made under subsection
(3)of this section.
(a)Notwithstanding KRS 158.110, if the student remains enrolled in the original
school, the school district shall provide transportation to the original school
from the student's new residence, except as provided in paragraph
(b)of this
subsection.
(b)The superintendent may deny the transportation request if he or she
determines the distance and travel time that the student would spend in
transport is impracticable. The district shall report the transportation denial
and supporting rationale to the Kentucky Department of Education.