FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 14, 2024) – Attorney General Russell Coleman defended an education law before the Kentucky Supreme Court today that would rebalance the responsibilities of a superintendent and board of education to best serve students in a large school district. Kentucky Solicitor General Matt Kuhn argued before the Court that the law is a constitutional exercise of the General Assembly’s role as the Commonwealth’s policymaking body.
The General Assembly passed a major education bill in 2022, which empowered the superintendent of a large district, like Jefferson County, to act like the district’s chief executive officer with the school board as the district’s board of directors.
“Every Kentucky student – from the largest school system to the most rural – deserves a quality education. Hardworking teachers also deserve the support of an administration empowered to lead a large and complex organization,” said Attorney General Coleman. “The General Assembly took strong action to advance these goals, and our Office has defended this law all the way to the Commonwealth’s highest court.”
Solicitor General Matt Kuhn presented the Commonwealth’s case before the Kentucky Supreme Court. Assistant Solicitor General Jacob Abrahamson assisted in the matter.
Read the Attorney General’s brief.