Education

Only parents and guardians will be allowed to attend basketball games and swim meets.

For the first eight days after the district returns, middle and high schoolers will learn under an "aggressive advisory hybrid" plan, which aims to provide students with more structure and support while reducing capacity in school facilities as much as possible.

The court said, "The governor’s school-closing order effectively expires this week or shortly thereafter, and there is no indication that it will be renewed." If it is, the court said, Danville Christian Academyand Attorney General Daniel Cameron can seek another injunction.

Christian County Public Schools Superintendent Chris Bentzel did not release his recommendation, but noted schools have the option of returning on Jan. 4, while the state wants districts to wait until Jan. 11.

Josh Groves is also vice president for student government at his school.

Teachers from Crofton and Indian Hills will serve on the committee that reviews and revises science standards.

The retired educator died Wednesday at Jennie Stuart Medical Center with COVID-19.

Large gatherings such as Christmas parties in homes could further elevate the virus's spread and prolong virtual learning for students, Chris Bentzel agreed.

The judges also noted Beshear's arguments that Kentucky is "particularly vulnerable" to the pandemic because the state “leads the nation in children living with relatives other than their parents — including grandparents and great-grandparents, who are especially vulnerable to the disease."

The governor argued that his order applied equally to public and private schools, but U.S. District Judge Greg Van Tatenhove said the Sixth Circuit court has said regulation of religious activities must follow "the least restrictive way."

Superintendent Chris Bentzel listed several reasons for the switch but discounted the possibility that schools being in session could be playing a part in the county’s rising coronavirus incidence rate.

Renikka Owen, who was serving as interim principal, was selected for the post.