KENTUCKY — Despite Gov. Andy Beshear's recommendation that schools hold off on in-person classes until Sept. 28, Kentucky Catholic schools will go forward with their plans to begin the year face-to-face.
What You Need To Know
- Kentucky Catholic schools to resume in-person learning this month
- Beshear recommended schools wait for in-person instruction until Sept. 28
- Four bishops of Kentucky write to Beshear and approve of plan
- Bishops will reconvene in September to make any needed changes
In a letter sent out today, Superintendent of Louisville Catholic Schools Leisa Schulz announced that Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville will join Catholic schools in the four dioceses of the Commonwealth to resume in-person instruction, along with Owensboro, Lexington, and Covington.
The four bishops of Kentucky also sent a letter to Beshear today, thanking him for his leadership during the pandemic and approving the dioceses' plans.
"We have considered several factors in making this decision. First, our school leaders have been working diligently to ensure a safe environment for all of our students, teachers, and other personnel," they wrote. "We are confident we can provide a safe environment and be ready to respond when there are positive cases of COVID-19 among our students, faculty, or staff."
In the letter, the bishops also wrote that they would reconvene Sept. 6 to evaluate and make any needed changes.
Each diocese will resume in-person learning this month.