Kentucky Bill Seeks to Expel Students Who Physically Harm School Staff

Kentucky bill targets student attacks on teachers

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – A Senate bill that calls upon school boards to expel students who intentionally physically harm teachers cleared the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee on Wednesday. Sen. Matt Nunn, R-Sadieville, said he’s spent the last two years working on Senate Bill 101. He said the legislation is the result of a conversation he had with a friend who told him her physical safety was at risk at school due to violent students…

Bill to expel students who assault school staff advances

FRANKFORT — A Senate bill that calls on school boards to expel students who intentionally physically harm teachers advanced from the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee on Wednesday.

Kentucky bill seeks to expel students who physically harm school staff

There are around 5,000 assaults against educators reported each year in Kentucky.

Kentucky bill aimed to reshape Jefferson, Fayette Co. school boards passes education committee

A proposed change to Kentucky Senate Bill 4 would significantly reshape the school boards in two of the state's largest districts, reducing the number of elected members in Jefferson County and adding state-appointed seats in both Jefferson and Fayette Counties.A committee substitute to SB 4 passed the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee, the Kentucky School Boards Association posted on social media.The bill, which also creates a pri…