Feb 20 Education In Kentucky Schools, Hundreds Of Students Are Struck By Staff Each Year. And It’s Legal. In 19 Kentucky school districts, when a student misbehaves, teachers or principals can still use a paddle to spank students on the behind. Last year, educators used paddling to discipline students at least 284 times. By Jess Clark Feb 20 Education In Ky. Schools, Hundreds Of Students Are Legally Struck By Staff Jess Clark
Feb 18 Education JCPS Another Step Closer To Having Armed SROs Armed school resource officers are a step closer to becoming a presence in Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS). By Jess Clark Feb 18 Education JCPS Another Step Closer To Having Armed SROs Jess Clark
Feb 17 Education A Rare Look Into The Condemned Third Floor Of Louisville’s Academy @ Shawnee The last time students had class on the third floor of The Academy @ Shawnee in Louisville’s West End was 1981. WFPL got a look inside. By Jess Clark Feb 17 Education A Rare Look Into The Condemned Third Floor Of Louisville’s Shawnee Jess Clark
Feb 14 Education U of L Bars Student Who Distributed Anti-Gay Literature From Returning To LGBTQ Studies Class A University of Louisville student who distributed anti-gay literature to an LGBTQ studies class cannot return there, following a no-contact order. By Amina Elahi Feb 14 Education U of L Bars Student Who Distributed Anti-Gay Literature From Returning To LGBTQ Studies Class Amina Elahi
Feb 12 Education Civil Rights Groups Call on JCPS Board Member To Step Down Over ‘Racist’ Comments Civil rights groups are calling on Jefferson County School Board member Linda Duncan to step down after making comments they say were racist during Tuesday night’s board meeting. By Jess Clark Feb 12 Education Groups Call on JCPS Board Member To Step Down Over 'Racist' Comments Jess Clark
Feb 11 Education Shawnee Project Tops Among Millions Awarded For School Renovations The Jefferson County Board of Education approved more than $46 million in bids for renovation work Tuesday night. By Jess Clark Feb 11 Education Jefferson County School Board approves $46 Million In Bids For Renovations Jess Clark
Feb 11 Education Ousted Ky. Board of Education Members Make Case in Federal Court A federal district judge heard arguments Tuesday in a case brought by several Kentucky Board of Education members ousted by Gov. Andy Beshear. By Jess Clark Feb 11 Education Ousted Ky. Board of Education Members Make Case in Federal Court Jess Clark
Feb 10 Education West Louisville Track And Field Complex $12 Million Short The Louisville Urban League says it still needs $12 million to complete a 4,000-seat track and field complex under construction in West Louisville. By Jess Clark Feb 10 Education West Louisville Track And Field Complex $12 Million Short Jess Clark
Feb 7 Education Yes, Corporal Punishment Is Still Legal In Ky. Schools. But Maybe Not For Long Corporal punishment would be outlawed in the state’s public and private schools under a measure passed in the Kentucky House Friday morning. Kentucky is one of 19 states where it’s still legal for school staff to inflict pain on students as a form of discipline – usually with a wooden paddle to the behind. “A […] By Jess Clark Feb 7 Education Yes, Corporal Punishment Is Still Legal In Ky. Schools. But Maybe Not For Long Jess Clark
Feb 7 Education Ky. School Resource Officers May Soon Be Required To Carry Guns The Kentucky House has passed a measure to require all school resource officers, or SROs, to carry a gun. The measure is headed to the desk of Gov. Andy Beshear for his signature. “Law enforcement will not do the job of school resource officer work unless they can have the tools that they’ve been trained […] By Jess Clark Feb 7 Education Ky. School Resource Officers May Soon Be Required To Carry Guns Jess Clark
Feb 4 Education Bill To Arm All School Police With Guns Heads To State House A Ky. House committee has given the green light to a bill that would require all school police officers to carry guns, with the goal of preventing school shootings. The proposal is an update to a school safety bill that passed last year, which required every school to hire a school resource officer, or SRO. […] By Jess Clark Feb 4 Education Bill To Arm All School Police Closer To Becoming Law Jess Clark
Feb 3 Education Ky. Permits School Boards To Opt Out Of Charter School Training Interim Commissioner of Education Kevin Brown wants to let school boards opt out of mandatory charter school training. By Jess Clark Feb 3 Education Ky. Permits School Boards To Opt Out Of Charter School Training Jess Clark
Jan 28 Education Kentucky Lawmakers Revive Proposal To Create Scholarship Tax Credit Program Kentucky lawmakers are once again considering a measure that would use a tax credit program to send students to private schools. By Jess Clark Jan 28 Education Ky. Lawmakers Revive Proposal To Create Scholarship Tax Credit Program Jess Clark
Jan 28 Education Bill That Would Arm Every School Police Officer With A Gun Clears Kentucky Senate Lawmakers are considering a bill to require every school police officer carry a gun. But not everyone agrees this will make students safer. By Jess Clark Jan 28 Education Bill To Arm Every School Police Officer With A Gun Clears Ky. Senate Jess Clark