Covington Independent Schools will begin stocking district facilities with emergency boxes of the opioid antagonist Narcan this year. Narcan, or naloxone as it’s officially called, is a medicine used for reviving people who’ve overdosed on heroin, fentanyl and other opioids, and it soon will be available throughout district facilities, said Covington Independent Schools Director of […]
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Covington Schools consider tax rate change
Covington Independent Public Schools Board of Education discussed the upcoming school year’s property tax rate at their meeting Thursday night. They also scheduled a public hearing for later in the month so that members of the public could come and share their thoughts about the possible rates. No official action on the rate itself was […]
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Covington schools approve state policies on gender identity, human sexuality
Covington schools have officially approved policies from controversial Senate Bill 150 despite initial disapproval. The Covington Independent Public Schools Board of Education voted in a split decision Monday night to approve two new policies from the Kentucky School Boards Association related to sex education, gender identity and student privacy at a special meeting. The board […]
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Outgoing Covington teacher says raises aren’t enough; district says they are on par
When Covington Independent Public Schools approved a 4% salary increase for teachers in April, district Superintendent Alvin Garrison sent an email to district staff informing them of the raise and thanking them for their hard work. “We remain committed to providing a competitive salary as we understand the inflationary pressure being exerted on staff,” Garrison […]