{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-158.294","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 158.294","heading":"Excused absences for students who participate in Veterans' Service","body":"Organization Burial Honor Guard -- Inclusion in instructional program.\n(1) An excused absence may be granted, subject to approval by the local school board,\nto all students of Kentucky  secondary schools who participate in the Veterans'\nService Organization Burial Honor Guard Program. Most likely these would be\nstudents already participating in JROTC, drum corps, or other military programs;\nhowever, the Veterans' Service Organization Bur ial Honor Guard Program is not\nlimited to these students. This excused absence should include time spent training,\ntraveling, and participating in the Veterans' Service Organization Burial Honor\nGuard Program.\n(2) The local school board may also adopt a po licy to allow students to participate in\nthe Veterans' Service Organization Burial Honor Guard Program as a part of the\ninstructional program.\n(3) This policy of either excused absences or including Veterans' Service Organization\nBurial Honor Guard Program  participation as a part of the instructional program\nshall not in any way penalize the local school district.","path":["KRS Chapter 158"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=3492","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:04Z","sha256":"21e5705bb5ed0ac05178cadc397e8df4d27471f9f8426635d5a310ae64ec9178","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-158.293","next":"us-ky/krs-158.295"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}