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JCPS students, teachers headed back, here’s what state lawmakers think
Relief across the aisle as Jefferson County Public Schools votes to return, but a bitter divide exists when it comes to discussing how we got to this point. Author: Chris Williams Updated: 5:59 PM EST February 26, 2021
FRANKFORT, Ky. Those who represent parts of Jefferson County, in Frankfort, are relieved and hopeful that Kentucky’s largest School District will return to some in-person instruction. But some say the staggered approach is too little too late while others insist that this decision was a delicate balance.
“I can t tell you how angry and disappointed I am about the Jefferson County Board of Education”, said 36th District State Representative, Jerry Miller. “It s stunning to me how they…it s malfeasance in my view what they re doing to the children.”
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A state Senate committee has passed a bill that would create a commission to study racial disparities in Kentucky.
The effort comes in response to the police killing of Breonna Taylor and months of racial justice protests in Louisville, though lawmakers still haven’t considered proposals like a ban on no-knock warrants or civilian review boards supported by many in the movement.
Sen. David Givens, a Republican from Greensburg, says the legislature needs to study racial disparities more before passing new policies.
“We don’t have a data collection point that takes that and turns it into information. The data’s there,” Givens said. “This commission would turn it into information to help us guide policy.”