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August 17, 2021
Student Testimony in Support of KBE Mask Mandate
The Kentucky Student Voice Team strongly supports the statewide mask mandate for schools and the Kentucky Board of Education’s regulation. While we were hopeful to return to school this year without masks, rising COVID-19 rates and the spread of the delta variant have made doing so clearly unsafe. Despite what some have said about the negative impacts of wearing a mask in schools, public health experts tell us that masks are the least invasive way to protect students and educators and ensure a return to the type of education experience we know and miss.
August 11, 2021
Students Support Statewide Mask Mandate
The Kentucky Student Voice Team strongly supports the statewide mask mandate for schools issued by Governor Beshear Tuesday evening. While we were hopeful to return to school without masks, rising COVID-19 rates and the spread of the Delta Variant have made doing so unsafe. Despite what some have said about the negative effects of wearing a mask in school, public health experts tell us that masks are the least invasive way to protect students and ensure a return to the type of education experience we know and miss.
June 23, 2021
Kentucky Students Praise Student Free Speech Supreme Court Ruling
In an 8 to 1 opinion Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court issued their decision in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. that a Pennsylvania school district had violated the First Amendment by punishing a student for a vulgar social-media message sent away from school grounds. Brandi Levy, the plaintiff in the case, was suspended from her school’s cheerleading squad because of a Snapchat message she had posted while off-campus.
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