Kentucky attorney general sues Governor for banning in-person learning at religious schools
The attorney general of Kentucky has joined a lawsuit filed by a Christian school against Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., that seeks to prevent the implementation of a state COVID-19 ban on in-person learning, the Christian Post reports. Arguing the ban violates First Amendment rights, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined the suit filed Friday by Danville Christian Academy.
Beshear issued Executive Order 2020-969 on Wednesday last week, ordering all public and private elementary, middle and high schools to “cease in-person instruction and transition to remote or virtual instruction” starting on Monday, the Christian Post reports. While middle and high schools must remain closed until January 4, elementary schools can resume in-person learning on December 7, as long as they are not in a designated “Red Zone County.” Beshear said he was issuing the order because of a “potentially catastrophic...