Boone County Schools will keep masks optional for students this year, according to Public Information Officer Barbara Brady. During a COVID-19 committee meeting on Monday, district officials discussed COVID-19-related information to be sent out to families in a flyer ahead of the first day of school. Brady told LINK nky the district is approaching this […]
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Boone school district searching for bus drivers
Boone County Schools recently held an open house to fill vacancies in its transportation department. The school system is the third-largest district in the Commonwealth. Bob Barrix, director of transportation for Boone County Schools, said they take around 85% of the district’s 21,000 students to and from school daily, and he expects more parents will […]
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After 17 years, Boone County Schools bids farewell to Karen Evans
The Boone County Schools Board of Education honored Karen Evans for her service as the executive coordinator for the last 11 years, during her last board meeting on Thursday, July 14.
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Boone board of education hears from opponents, supporters of LGBTQ-related books, issues
More than two dozen parents spoke before the Boone County Schools Board of Education Thursday night on a topic that wasn’t on the agenda – books related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) themes. Christy Watkins, a parent and therapist who spoke at the meeting, said she sees many patients that identify as […]
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Income-based lunch requirements return next school year
President Joe Biden signed a bill into law days before waivers offering free school meals were due to expire. The bill means requirements for free and reduced price lunches are suspended, giving every student access to free meals at school.
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Florence teen to represent Boone County at state level
Joud Dahleh, a sophomore at the Ignite Institute in Boone County, was appointed to a one-year term as a non-voting member of the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) and is also serving on Education Commissioner Jason Glass’s Student Advisory Council.
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Ed leaders want better funding for public schools over charter investment
Education leaders want to see adequate funding for Kentucky’s public schools before state and local dollars are divvied up for charter schools. Education leaders in Boone County are responding to the passage of House Bill 9, the controversial legislation that paves the way for charter school funding. The bill cleared the Senate Tuesday and now […]