The odd-numbered districts of Louisville Metro Council are up for election this year.
Kentucky's 2024 Teacher of the Year reinstated by JCPS, says he was reassigned for breaking up fight
Kumar Rashad was named the Kentucky Department of Education's 2024 Teacher of the Year in September. But a month later, he was reassigned from his job as a math teacher at Breckinridge Metro High School amid an investigation.
By January 2025, at least half of the Metro Council will have turned over since the end of 2022, and the filing deadline for seeking reelection is about a month away.
JCPS hasn't provided a reason why Kumar Rashad was reassigned.
Jefferson County Public Schools confirmed Tuesday that Rashad was reassigned but didn't provide any reasons for the move.
Three democrat council members filed a resolution concerned about the impact of the new start times.
Kumar Rashad is having difficult conversations with students in his math class.
Kentucky lawmakers want to address in-school student violence and the recent teacher shortage with a new statewide discipline plan.
HB 191 would allow voters in Metro Council districts to choose representatives weeks after vacancies, changing a process that now lets the council decide who will hold empty seats between scheduled elections.
Councilmembers conducted nearly 30 interviews on Monday and Tuesday to find new representatives for District 3 and District 6.