A citizens group has called for the board of education to reject the proposal from LifeWise Academy, a nonprofit that offers Bible-based classes to public school students around the country.
Leaders of the Reformation Church of Shelbyville urged members to remove books from the Shelby County Public Library by checking them out and never returning them.
Under Senate Bill 181 – which took effect on June 27 – teachers aren't generally allowed to contact students through texting, phone calls, social media or other untraceable methods.
Patterson comes to Murray State after serving as the president of Chadron State College in Nebraska. He has 25 years of experience in higher education.
