Each school district shall constitute a separate attendance district unless two (2) or more contiguous school districts, with the approval of the Kentucky Board of Education, unite to form one (1) attendance district. Controversies arising in attendance districts relating to attendance matters shall be submitted to the Kentucky Board of Education for settlement. In case an agreement suitable to all parties cannot be reached, the Kentucky Board of Education may dissolve a united district. In case of dissolution, each school district involved may unite with other contiguous school districts in forming a united attendance district or may act as a separate attendance district. Within the appropriate school district attendance area, parents or legal guardians shall be permitted to enroll their children in the public school nearest their home.
Effective: July 15, 1996

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 159.070

  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 362, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended
1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. IV, sec. 218, effective July 13, 1990. — Amended 1978
Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 82, effective June 17, 1978. — Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 1, effective March 29, 1976. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 4434-5, 4436-6.