KRS 158.294: Excused absences for students who participate in Veterans' Service

Organization Burial Honor Guard -- Inclusion in instructional program.

(1) An excused absence may be granted, subject to approval by the local school board,

to all students of Kentucky secondary schools who participate in the Veterans'

Service Organization Burial Honor Guard Program. Most likely these would be

students already participating in JROTC, drum corps, or other military programs;

however, the Veterans' Service Organization Bur ial Honor Guard Program is not

limited to these students. This excused absence should include time spent training,

traveling, and participating in the Veterans' Service Organization Burial Honor

Guard Program.

(2) The local school board may also adopt a po licy to allow students to participate in

the Veterans' Service Organization Burial Honor Guard Program as a part of the

instructional program.

(3) This policy of either excused absences or including Veterans' Service Organization

Burial Honor Guard Program participation as a part of the instructional program

shall not in any way penalize the local school district.