BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The Bowling Green Independent School District voted against participating in the Supplemental School Year Program, which would allow students a "do-over" year. The program was created by Senate Bill 128.
What You Need To Know
- Bill allows all K-12th graders to crequest a repeat year
- Gov. Andy Beshear signed the bill into action March 24
- School districts have until June 1 to accept or decline
- School districts must accept all applications if they decide to allow a do-over year
In total, 23 students applied for the extra year, but Superintendent Gary Fields says he and the board had other ideas.
“A lot of the things that the parents and students said they missed out on this year we are able to take care of during this summer without approving Senate Bill 128,” said Fields.
That summer plan includes students who are looking to raise their previous grades among other programs and classes
“We are going to give students the opportunity to raise their grades," said Fields. "We are going to do individualized things for students along with STEM activities and some robotics."
The names of the families will remain confidential, but Fields said a majority of the applicants came from high school.
Some parents expressed worries over ACT scores as well, but Fields is confident going into the summer.
"We have a lot of things planned to help the students," said Fields. "Right now, it just didn't seem reasonable let them repeat."
Students had until May 1 to submit a request for the "do-over" year to their local Board of Education, then the districts have until June 1 to decide whether to approve the requests.
Fields said the majority of the applicants were male student-athletes.