Corbin Turns to Holliday

This from the Times Tribune:

Corbin ready to take fight

to Ky. Court of Appeals

The Corbin Board of Education is willing to take its fight to reinstate the non-resident reciprocal agreement axed by the Knox County Board of Education all the way to the Kentucky Court of Appeals.

That appeals process will first begin with Kentucky Commissioner of Education Terry Holliday.

During a special work session Tuesday, the board voted unanimously to authorize Superintendent Ed McNeel to send a written appeal to Holliday.

If that appeal fails to result in the reinstatement of the reciprocal agreement, the board directed McNeel to appeal to the Kentucky Board of Education. If both those appeals fail, Bob Hammons, attorney for the Corbin district, said the district will pursue the agreement’s reinstatement in Franklin Circuit Court and the Kentucky Court of Appeals.

Earlier this month, the Knox County Board of Education voted to end its long-standing non-resident reciprocal agreement with Corbin.

That vote, which impacts 169 students who live in Knox district but attend Corbin schools, has sparked an outcry from some parents and protests from Corbin
officials....

Once Kentucky Commissioner of Education Terry Holliday receives the written appeal, he has 30 days to rule on the matter, according to Lisa Gross, spokeswoman for the Kentucky Department of Education.

In forming his ruling, Gross said the primary data Holliday will consider includes academic performance, the impact the decision will have on programs in both districts, facilities issues, transportation and staffing.

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