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K.S.A. § 72-3421 (2026)

Compulsory attendance of exceptional children at school for receipt of services; provision of services privately; nonapplicability to gifted children

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72-3421. Compulsory attendance of exceptional children at school for receipt of services; provision of services privately; nonapplicability to gifted children. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be the duty of the parent of each exceptional child to require such child to attend school to receive the special education and related services which are indicated on the child's IEP or to provide for such services privately.

(b) The provisions of subsection (a) do not apply to gifted children or to parents of gifted children.

History: L. 1974, ch. 290, § 18; L. 1980, ch. 216, § 6; L. 1999, ch. 116, § 25; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2024–2026 · leading case: Baker v. Blue Valley Sch. Bd. (Kan. Ct. App. 2024).
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Baker v. Blue Valley Sch. Bd. (Kan. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 5× “Appellants contend that K.S.A. 72-3421 and K.S.A. 72-3463 combine to create a so- called "compulsory-school-plus burden framework.”
Baker v. Watson (D. Kan. 2024). · cites it 5× “” Kan. Stat. Ann. § 72-3421 . And “every school district shall provide special education services” to in-district children at private, nonprofit elementary or secondary schools upon request of a parent or guardian.”
Baker v. Watson (D. Kan. 2025). “§ 72-3421 . That is, parents of children with IEPs must en- sure that someone provides their child’s IEP services.”
In re G.R.H. (Kan. Ct. App. 2026). “been physically, mentally or emotionally abused or neglected; were without the care or control necessary for the children's physical, mental, or emotional health; were without adequate parental care, control or subsistence, and the condition was not due solely to the lack of…”
K.S.A. § 72-3421(a): 1 case
Baker v. Blue Valley Sch. Bd. (Kan. Ct. App. 2024). “Appellants contend that K.S.A. 72-3421 and K.S.A. 72-3463 combine to create a so- called "compulsory-school-plus burden framework.”
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