Back to School
Updated: Nov. 16, 2020 at 12:09 PM EST
|By Jim Stratman
It’s about more than just possibly spreading the virus amongst students, it’s also taking staff into consideration.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2020 at 10:45 AM EST
|By Chelsea Jones
In October, the district started in-person targeted services for small groups of students. But school officials are pausing those services to keep students and staff safe during the holidays.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2020 at 11:57 AM EDT
|By Jim Stratman
In Scott County, schools have made the decision to stay in school despite a red level of cases.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 at 5:47 PM EDT
|By Shelby Smithson
A group of parents and students are protesting outside of central office ahead of the Fayette County School Board meeting.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 at 11:35 AM EDT
|By Jim Stratman
In-person learning is returning for Franklin County Schools.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2020 at 10:03 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
The district had been on virtual learning since early October when they switched to the online format after only one week of in-person learning in late September.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 11:46 AM EDT
|By Victor Puente
The concern over COVID-19 concern is one reason the Fayette County School Board voted Monday night to stick with virtual learning for the rest of 2020.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 8:13 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
The Fayette County School Board and Superintendent Manny Caulk have decided the district will remain in NTI-2DL with targeted services at least through this semester.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 10:37 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
That will be the top of mind in the special called board meeting Wednesday and the regularly scheduled board meeting Monday night.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 11:49 AM EDT
|By Grace Finerman
School districts across the commonwealth have started bringing students back into classrooms. Now, Fayette County is being added to the list.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2020 at 9:41 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
In a Facebook video, Superintendent Mark Kopp announced a change in plans that will keep Franklin County Public Schools students behind a computer screen for at least another week.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2020 at 11:30 AM EDT
|By Jim Stratman
Wednesday marked the return of in-person classes in Scott County. It’s the first time students have been in the classrooms since March.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2020 at 11:52 AM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
One Central Kentucky school district has only had one week of in-person learning since going back in late September.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2020 at 11:17 AM EDT
|By Jim Stratman
Fayette County is now in the orange when it comes to COVID-19 levels.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2020 at 9:44 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
After originally setting an in-person return date for students for this week, one Southeastern Kentucky school board voted to push it back a little longer Tuesday night.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2020 at 10:33 PM EDT
|By Shelby Smithson
Lincoln County Schools are on fall break this week. But when students return, they’ll go back to online learning.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2020 at 11:05 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Jim Stratman
More than 50 Powell County students are in quarantine after a teacher tested positive for COVID-19.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2020 at 11:19 AM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
The Whitley County school district is again putting off having students back in school because of rising COVID-19 cases.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2020 at 10:39 PM EDT
|By Nick Oliver
One student feels he was left out of Fayette County's plan to get students back to school.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2020 at 12:00 PM EDT
|By Chelsea Jones
They’ve been in school only three days, but now, more than a hundred Lincoln County students are in quarantine.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2020 at 3:01 AM EDT
|By Brandon Robinson
Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman said Monday the goal is to keep Kentuckians safe by arming them with information.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2020 at 10:51 PM EDT
|By Nick Oliver
Fall break is on the way for some Kentucky students, while the state has seen a harsh September with record deaths and cases.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2020 at 10:05 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
Our Grason Passmore spoke with board member Tyler Murphy who shares why he wants a complete proposal for a hybrid method of students' return to school.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2020 at 11:12 AM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
Mercer County is considered one of the red zone counties because the rolling 7 day average of positive cases went above 25 positive cases per 100,000 people.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2020 at 11:02 AM EDT
|By Jim Stratman
The Fayette County School Board made a decision Monday night on when students can return to the classroom.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2020 at 5:13 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
The Fayette County School Board is preparing to vote on how to proceed with the school year.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2020 at 11:52 AM EDT
|By Jim Stratman
One of the biggest school systems in our area returned to in-person classes Monday.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2020 at 11:45 AM EDT
|By Grace Finerman
Monday is the first day of in-person classes at public schools in Jessamine County.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2020 at 9:52 PM EDT
|By Shelby Lofton
It’s not just students’ desks that need to be sanitized. The school buses and drivers are preparing for students to fill those seats.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2020 at 11:40 AM EDT
|By Olivia Russell
UK’s COVID-19 cases are impacting Fayette County’s incidence rate.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2020 at 2:28 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
Fayette County Superintendent Manny Caulk has sent a message to families updating them on the planned return of school.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2020 at 11:50 AM EDT
|By Jim Stratman
Governor Andy Beshear’s September 28 target date for reopening in-person classes is less than a week away and some schools are preparing for what that will look like.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2020 at 12:26 PM EDT
|By Chelsea Jones
Governor Andy Beshear announced Monday he will not be extending his recommendation against in-person learning past September 28.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2020 at 10:15 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
Kentucky state officials have given a number of updates on the education situation in the commonwealth amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2020 at 11:18 PM EDT
|By Shelby Smithson
In Fayette County, school board members are talking about what the remainder of the fall semester might look like after Governor Andy Beshear said he would leave the choice up to the districts.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2020 at 11:04 PM EDT
|By Nick Oliver
Two weeks before his recommendation ends, the governor says it’s time to present the numbers and let the local communities decide whether or not in-person classes are right for them.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2020 at 5:49 PM EDT
|By Victor Puente
The president of the Fayette County Education Association, Jessica Hiler, said the school board had said they would reevaluate every four to six weeks.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2020 at 5:00 PM EDT
|By Shelby Smithson
Fayette County students are on week three of virtual learning, and some say they’re ready to get back in the classroom.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2020 at 11:34 AM EDT
|By Chelsea Jones
Montgomery County Schools officials say unauthorized person gained access to a Zoom class Tuesday, disturbing the students.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2020 at 11:54 AM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
Another Kentucky school system has welcomed students back to school. Somerset Independent Schools are back in session, but not every student is in the classroom.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2020 at 7:00 AM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff and Grason Passmore
Parents are calling on lawmakers to reopen classrooms.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2020 at 5:02 PM EDT
|By Grason Passmore
Summer vacation is officially over for Scott County students. But the first day of school won’t be the typical one, since students will be doing it all from home.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2020 at 11:15 AM EDT
|By Shelby Lofton
Students are three weeks into the fall semester at UK and what would’ve been their first break is just another Monday on campus.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2020 at 4:18 PM EDT
|By Olivia Russell
It’s been six months since Harrison County reported Kentucky’s first confirmed case of COVID-19, forcing schools to close immediately.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2020 at 11:59 AM EDT
|By Jim Stratman
As frustration over virtual learning grows among some parents of Fayette County students, many are asking questions of school leaders.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2020 at 5:40 PM EDT
|By Shelby Lofton
A spokesperson for Fayette County Public Schools says an assignment asked students to answer four questions after reading an article about the NBA playoff games being postponed following player boycotts.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2020 at 11:38 AM EDT
|By Phil Pendleton
Some private schools in Kentucky are seeing a lot of success with in-person learning during the pandemic.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2020 at 9:09 PM EDT
|By WKYT News Staff
The Kentucky Board of Education Chair Lu Young sent a letter to the KHSAA Board of Control urging the 18-member committee to consider expanding COVID-19 guidance for student athletes.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2020 at 8:26 PM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff
The use of cloth face coverings (masks) should be required by all students and staff at all times while in the building or on the bus, unless medically waived, according to updated guidance Monday.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2020 at 5:00 PM EDT
|By Chelsea Jones
WKYT’s Chelsea Jones spoke with a family who has been running into some problems as they navigate through online learning.