Kentucky students ask legislators to let anti-trans veto stand. Senate votes to override.
by Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern This story discusses suicide and anti-LGBTQ attacks in Kentucky. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call or text the National...
Fayette School Board Authorizes Legal Action Against Social Media Companies Over Alleged Harm to District Students
Lexington, Ky.–Fayette County Board of Education in Kentucky voted unanimously Monday to authorize litigation against social media companies to compensate for the mental health challenges caused by excessive use...
School Board Member, Psychologist, and Legislator Fights Against the Assault on Kentucky Students’ Rights
by Rep. Lisa Willner, D-Louisville As a school board member, I led the charge to add gender identity and gender expression to Jefferson County Public Schools’ non-discrimination policies to...
Irregularities uncovered in Kentucky State University audit will be referred to prosecutors
by McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern An audit that uncovered millions of dollars in undocumented credit card and federal grant expenditures at Kentucky State University from 2018 to 2021 will...
Kentucky education commissioner says legislature put youth at risk with anti-LGBTQ bill
The day after Kentucky lawmakers rapidly changed and passed a bill to include measures banning gender-affirming care for minors, the state’s top education official decried the “sweeping and harmful”...
Anti-Drag Bill Appears To Finally Be Dead After Attempts To Add It To Book Banning Bill Fail
By Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern Frankfort, Ky.–The Kentucky House rejected pleas of some Republicans to add a ban on public drag shows and some parental rights provisions to a...
Sponsor: Proposed ‘Guns on Campus’ Bill Will Not Pass in House
Frankfort, Ky.–A bill sponsored by a Republican representative in Kentucky, which would have allowed many students to carry concealed guns on campus, will not pass the GOP-controlled Kentucky House...
Amended Lawsuit: FCPS Refused To Record Interview With Suspended Principal, Is “Conspiring” To Keep Him on Leave
Lexington, Ky.–The attorney for Marlon Ball, the suspended principal of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, has filed an amended lawsuit against Fayette County Public Schools alleging that the school...
Bill mandating process for parents to challenge books, programs in Kentucky public schools advances
Critics continue to criticize the legislation as a slippery slope to banning books by Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky LanternMarch 13, 2023 A controversial bill that would mandate a process in...
University of Kentucky Law School Faces Bar Association Sanctions for Budget Deficit: What Happens Next?
Lexington, Ky.–University of Kentucky’s J. David Rosenberg College of Law has been found to be in significant noncompliance with Standard 202(a) by the Council of the Section of Legal...