Education

The facilities grant will be used for construction of a new consolidated high school.

Transy joins a handful of private colleges requiring the vaccine, including Berea College. So far, no public universities in Kentucky are requiring vaccinations.

The high school, with a capacity for 2,500 students, would cost $115 million. The district wants to complete it in three years.

The measure keeps universal masking in place for up to 270 days, although it can be withdrawn if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Kentucky Department for Public Health relaxes recommendations for schools. 

Superintendent Steve Miracle said he made the decision to not discipline students following a Wednesday morning meeting with concerned parents at the school district’s board of education office.

University officials said they would distribute $4.5 million for students to pay for costs including tuition, food, child care, housing and COVID-19 related expenses. Current students received awards last week. Incoming students will be notified of awards later this month.

District officials cited local increases in COVID-19 cases.

The new guidance from Murray State continues to encourage voluntary COVID-19 vaccinations as the “best defense” against COVID-19. The university is hosting a series of on-campus COVID-19 vaccination clinics in the next couple of months.

The district announced its coronavirus policies for the upcoming school year as health officials nationwide express growing concerns about a surge in COVID-19 cases, including the highly contagious Delta variant. 

Participants are encouraged to go to a school to pray the evening of Aug. 4.

Christian County Public Schools will announce plans related to COVID-19 and mask recommendations on Tuesday, spokesman John Rittenhouse told Hoptown Chronicle.

Mancell Elam returns to Christian County after serving as principal at Fulton County High School.