Fortnite banned in KY high school e-sports: ‘No place for shooter games in our schools.’
Kentucky schools can’t play the video game Fortnite that is being newly offered nationally in interscholastic e-sports competitions, Kentucky High School Athletic Association Commissioner Julian Tackett said Sunday in an … Click to Continue &raqu…
Foster kids denied stable education in Kentucky would get help under new legislation
With many foster children struggling in Kentucky schools, a leader in the General Assembly has filed a bill with new requirements for foster parents, social workers and educators so that … Click to Continue »
‘Retaliation.’ Photo of gun aimed at police cruiser with school in background under probe.
A photo circulating on social media that shows a gun pointing at a Nicholasville police cruiser with a school in the background and including the word “retaliation” is under investigation, … Click to Continue »
You can take a 5-minute survey to help choose Kentucky’s next education commissioner
The Kentucky Board of Education is asking people to fill out a five minute survey on the qualities they would like to see in the state’s next education commissioner. The … Click to Continue »
Transylvania University names new president. He currently leads a North Carolina college.
Brien Lewis has been hired to serve as the 27th president of Transylvania University in Lexington, officials said Tuesday. In 2019, Seamus Carey resigned from the school to return to … Click to Continue »
Lexington bus monitor arrested after allegedly sexually abusing student
An 18-year-old bus monitor has been charged with sexual abuse by Lexington Police after he allegedly inappropriately touched a student. Lexington Police said Thursday Brandon Brown, 18, has been charged … Click to Continue »
A gun was found on a bus full of kids and Lexington police want to know why
Lexington police are investigation how a gun was left on a bus that was taking kids to an after-school program. Parents of students who attend an after-school program at Whitaker … Click to Continue »
Bill would replace Bible courses in Ky. schools with ‘variety of religious texts’
Approximately 10 to 15 school districts in Kentucky are currently offering Bible literacy courses, but a bill introduced in the 2020 General Assembly would replace them with classes on ‘various … Click to Continue »
Three Kentucky school districts close the rest of the week due to illness
Three Eastern Kentucky school districts have canceled classes for the rest of the week due to widespread illness. The schools did not say what the illness is but state health … Click to Continue »
She was a Head Start teacher. Now she wants 1 of 3 Fayette school board seats in 2020.
A 29-year-old project coordinator for Lexington’s Community Action Council who was a recent Head Start teacher wants to be the next new face on the Fayette County Public Schools board. … Click to Continue »
New Kentucky school safety bill would require all safety officers to carry a gun
All school districts in Kentucky would have armed school resource officers under legislation unveiled Monday in the Kentucky Senate. Sen. Max Wise, R-Campbellsville, said in a floor speech that the … Click to Continue »
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