LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Jefferson County Public Schools got a win in its fight against a new law that would have taken power away from the school board.
Friday, the Kentucky Court of Appeals unanimously ruled parts of Senate Bill 1 unconstitutional.
The Jefferson County Board of Education argued that parts of the bill, passed in 2022, unfairly targeted JCPS.
The new law would have given JCPS superintendents new authority and power over day-to-day decisions. It also would have required two-thirds of the board to approve new policies.
Other parts of the law that did not impact JCPS are already in effect.
The decision affirms a lower court's ruling from earlier this year.
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