Settlement recovers $766,765 for 391 in KY after student Europe trip canceled
Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Monday announced a $766,765 settlement with the company Voyageurs International, Ltd. to reimburse 391 Kentucky students and chaperones seeking refunds on a canceled European trip. … Click to Continue »
Winter weather cancels classes, including long-awaited in-person school, for Fayette County
Winter weather has led to the cancellation of in-person learning for kindergarten through second graders scheduled to begin Tuesday in Fayette County. Students will also get a traditional snow day … Click to Continue »
New $40.6 million Fayette County middle school now planned larger and for more kids
Fayette County’s proposed new $40.6 million middle school on Polo Club Boulevard is now anticipated to serve more students and would be larger than originally planned. The new proposal was … Click to Continue »
The Fayette County School Board approves the purchase of land for a new middle and elementary school
The Fayette County School Board has voted to buy about 47 acres on Polo Club Boulevard for the construction of a new middle and elementary school. A unanimous vote authorized the purchase of the land at a cost of $275,000 per acre … Click to Cont…
Fayette is ready for limited in-person school at last. How could snow, ice affect that?
Fayette school district officials will be flexible with students and staff Thursday if power outages result from the expected ice storm, a district spokeswoman said. However, spokeswoman Lisa Deffendall said … Click to Continue »
Fayette schools stick with plan to start in-person learning Feb. 16 for grades K-2
An earlier decision to return kindergarten through second grade students in Fayette County schools to in-person learning on Feb. 16 was affirmed Tuesday by Acting Superintendent Marlene Helm. District officials … Click to Continue »
KY schools don’t have to offer virtual work if teachers refuse vaccine, new guidance says
Kentucky school districts are not required to offer alternative or virtual work assignments to employees who refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine, according to new guidance released Monday by the … Click to Continue »
NAACP asks Fayette County school board to halt superintendent search during COVID-19
NAACP members in Lexington on Thursday asked the Fayette school board to halt their search for a new superintendent during COVID-19 so that more people could participate. “We do not … Click to Continue »
Lawsuit could force Fayette schools to offer all kids in-person learning with no delay
A lawsuit filed by parents against Boone County Schools to force that district to offer full-time in-person learning is asking for a statewide order to require the same of Fayette … Click to Continue »
‘Not a good neighbor’ Lexington councilman blasts school board over new high school
A Lexington councilman who represents neighborhoods surrounding the new Tates Creek High School blasted Fayette County Public School officials this week for poor planning and communication after the city and … Click to Continue »
KY lawmakers to vote on teacher pension bill that would raise stakes for new hires
Kentucky lawmakers on Thursday will start moving a Republican-backed bill intended to change the retirement benefits for teachers hired after next Jan. 1, requiring them to make larger contributions and … Click to Continue »
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