Delta Variant

Legislative committee considers KBE mask regulation, governor says it remains in effect

Commissioner of Education Jason E. Glass was joined by Kentucky Board of Education Chair Lu Young to testify before the Kentucky General Assembly’s Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee for nearly three hours on Aug. 17 regarding the KBE’s recently adopted emergency regulation requiring universal masking in schools.

By Jacob Perkins|2021-08-18T11:28:13-04:00August 17, 2021|

School mask mandate, COVID testing program discussed in Kentucky Superintendents Webcast

During the Aug. 12 Superintendents Webcast, Kentucky Department of Education leadership fielded questions regarding an emergency regulation passed by the Kentucky Board of Education requiring universal masking in public schools.

By Jacob Perkins|2021-08-12T19:02:26-04:00August 12, 2021|

Gov. Beshear signs executive order mandating masks in Kentucky schools

In response to the highly contagious COVID-19 delta variant, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Aug. 10 an executive order requiring face coverings in Kentucky’s public and private schools, regardless of vaccination status.

By Jacob Perkins|2021-08-10T18:59:12-04:00August 10, 2021|