Student Walkout Complaints
In accordance with 2026 House Bill 2513 Section 88 (m), the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) has established a process to receive complaints of alleged student walkouts during the 2026-2027 school year. The KSDE Office of General Counsel will review complaints and contact complainants for additional information as needed. At the conclusion of the investigation by the Office of General Counsel, if there is a finding that a student walkout has occurred in violation of HB 2513 Section 88 (m), the complaint and investigative findings will be submitted to the State Board of Education to review and take possible action to enforce a penalty.
2026 HB 2513 defines a student walkout as "an organized effort for students to willfully violate school attendance requirements".
A complaint may be filed by an individual with first-hand knowledge of an alleged student walkout for any public school district that:
- Experiences a student walkout and fails to obtain written parental consent for each absent student to leave the school building;
- Fails to enforce school attendance laws and policies with associated disciplinary actions for such absent students; and
- Has staff encourage, facilitate, or enable such student walkout.
To file a complaint regarding an alleged student walkout, KSDE has prepared a standardized form that must be completed. Such form can be obtained by contacting the following:
Office of General Counsel
(785) 296-3204
