Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Lawmakers Seek To Clarify State School Law
KENTUCKY....
Kentucky Senate President David Williams and state Senator Dan Seum of Louisville say they will pre-file a bill that would clarify language in a state law, allowing children to attend the school closest to their homes. In a ruling earlier this month, Circuit Judge Irv Maze said state law allows parents to register their children with the school closest to their home but doesn't guarantee their children a spot at that school. Maze says state law clearly reserves for school boards the right to determine what schools the students within the district attend. Williams and Seum are seeking to rectify the language by adding enrolled-for-attendance children back into the statute, with an exception that says except in cases where the school nearest the home has academic or skilled prerequisites for attending the school.
Kentucky Senate President David Williams and state Senator Dan Seum of Louisville say they will pre-file a bill that would clarify language in a state law, allowing children to attend the school closest to their homes. In a ruling earlier this month, Circuit Judge Irv Maze said state law allows parents to register their children with the school closest to their home but doesn't guarantee their children a spot at that school. Maze says state law clearly reserves for school boards the right to determine what schools the students within the district attend. Williams and Seum are seeking to rectify the language by adding enrolled-for-attendance children back into the statute, with an exception that says except in cases where the school nearest the home has academic or skilled prerequisites for attending the school.
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