KRS § 159.170 Withdrawals -- Teachers to investigate and report -- Entry of expulsion in student record -- Collection and dissemination of student records. (Effective July 15, 2026)

Teachers must determine why a compulsory-school-age student withdrew and promptly report it to the district superintendent. School districts and the Kentucky Department of Education also have duties to record expulsions, notify on new enrollments, and transfer records.

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AI-assisted research summary: Teachers must determine why a compulsory-school-age student withdrew and promptly report it to the district superintendent. School districts and the Kentucky Department of Education also have duties to record expulsions, notify on new enrollments, and transfer records.

159.170 Withdrawals -- Teachers to investigate and report -- Entry of expulsion in student record -- Collection and dissemination of student records. (Effective July 15, 2026) (1) Whenever any child of compulsory school age withdraws from school, the teacher of the student shall ascertain the reason. The fact of the withdrawal and the reason for it shall be immediately transmitted by the teacher to the superintendent of schools of the district in which the school is located. If the student has withdrawn because of change of residence, the next residence shall be ascertained and included in the report. (2) The Kentucky Department of Education shall ensure that the student information system facilitates the collection of student data and the transfer of education records among schools and local districts. (3) Within five (5) days of a student being expelled under KRS 158.150, a school district shall enter the expulsion in the student's record within the student information system. (4) A school district shall notify the Kentucky Department of Education when a new student enrolls in a school in the district. (5) The Kentucky Department of Education, upon notification of a student's enrollment in a school, shall forward within ten (10) working days all records regarding the student collected under this section to the receiving district. Effective: July 15, 2026 History: Amended 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 50, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2026. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 122, sec. 2, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 362, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996. -- Repealed and reenacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. V, sec. 414, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 82, effective June 17, 1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4434-16.

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KRS § 159.170 Withdrawals -- Teachers to investigate and report -- Entry of expulsion in student record -- Collection and dissemination of student records. (Effective July 15, 2026)

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