Valarie Spears

6 days ago | kentucky.com | Valarie Spears

The next principal of Rosa Parks Elementary is Patrice Burlew, who begins her new role July 1, Fayette County Public Schools officials announced Thursday With more than 16 years of experience in education and service to Fayette County Public Schools, Burlew has served as assistant principal at Veterans Park Elementary since 2022, district officials said in a news release.

6 days ago | kentucky.com | Valarie Spears |Chris Leach

Lexington firefighters raced to Southern Middle School Thursday afternoon when a student attempted to mimic national trend called the “Social Media Laptop Fire Challenge,” shorting out their Chromebook by inserting objects into a port that causes fires. “Today, a student made an attempt to do this at school,” Principal Kevin Payne said in a Thursday letter to families. “Out of an abundance of caution we evacuated the building and alerted the fire department.

1 week ago | kentucky.com | Valarie Spears

On a survey offered to teachers and staff throughout Kentucky every two years, Martin Luther King Jr. Academy for Excellence employees ranked their working conditions 18 to 45 points lower than at other schools in Fayette County. The results were similar when compared with the state.

1 week ago | kentucky.com | Valarie Spears

Heather Burgess said her 11-year old son, who has autism and does not speak, came home from school Friday with bruises on his chest and arm. The Floyd County mother called his teacher at Betsy Lane Elementary who said school officials would investigate, Burgess told the Herald-Leader Tuesday night.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Valarie Spears

Heather Burgess said her 11-year old son who has autism and does not speak came home from school Friday with bruises on his chest and arm. The Floyd County mother called his teacher at Betsy Lane Elementary, who said school officials would investigate, Burgess told the Herald-Leader Tuesday night.