A 14-year-old Kentucky pupil, who was expelled for allegedly writing a “kill listing” final yr, was allowed to return to highschool this month, sparking anger and outrage from mother and father who raised issues over the security of their kids.
The mother and father spoke out towards the choice to permit {the teenager} again throughout a latest college board assembly, saying it’s “emotionally devastating” and “harmful” to see their kids attending the college with somebody who threatened them.
The Boone County Board of Schooling allowed the scholar to attend Conner Excessive College regardless of being charged with second-degree terroristic threats.
The eighth grade pupil had allegedly made threats towards different classmates, together with the son of the principal at Conner Excessive College.
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“As a father of a kid on the energetic kill listing, my statements will mirror my opinions based mostly on the knowledge I obtained from Conner Excessive College,” mentioned Rob Bidleman, a father of a pupil who he says was on the scholar’s “energetic kill listing”, in line with WLWT.
“Once I obtained a name from the principal, it was emotionally devastating. All I might take into consideration was my little one in peril after they did nothing fallacious.”
A mom, Deanne Corbin, instructed the college board assembly in Boone County: “No matter assist he has gotten, he’s nonetheless a menace to be in an setting which fostered him to need to do a mass capturing and make a listing of our college students of Conner Center College that are actually at Conner Excessive College.”
The allegations towards the scholar got here to mild in November 2021 after a college useful resource officer was instructed in regards to the pupil’s pocket book. It allegedly had particular acts of violence in it and recognized people, WXIX reported.
The scholar, who was interviewed by a college official, mentioned he was “merely writing the ideas down that had been in his head”.
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“The principal’s personal son was on this little one’s listing of demise threats,” mentioned a mom, Jenny Murray, in line with WXIX. “As devoted and hard-working as he’s — how is he not distracted by stress and nervousness, understanding that his son may very well be in peril?”
On Friday, Boone County College District Superintendent Matthew Turner wrote a letter to oldsters, saying mentioned his fingers are tied and urged them to “discuss to your native state legislator”.
“The Kentucky Structure ensures the proper to a public schooling for each little one with out prejudice, and we’re obligated to comply with state legislation,” Mr Turner wrote.
“I can guarantee you all applicable security measures have been taken and are in place,” he wrote. “Conner Excessive College stays a protected college.”
Thanks to a dominant offensive performance from every position across the net, No. 12 Kentucky picked up a 3-1 victory over No. 24 Missouri Wednesday night in Columbia (25-19, 25-14, 23-25, 25-20) to capture the SEC Title outright for the second-consecutive season.
As they’ve done for much of the season, the Cats once again turned to their superstar sophomore to deliver under the brightest lights as DeLeye recorded a match-high 19 kills on an impressive .359 clip. She also picked up five service aces in the winning effort and rattled off a 5-0 service run to bring the Cats back within a point and kickstart a comeback after trailing by as many as six in the fourth and final set.
DeLeye wasn’t doing it by herself against the Tigers, however, as Megan Wilson (13) and Brooke Bultema (11) also eclipsed double figures in the match. Rounding out the scoring was Jordyn Dailey, who finished with nine kills on a .750 hitting percentage and Erin Lamb, who finished with eight terminations.
Kentucky was paced by senior setter Emma Grome who dished out a match-high 54 assists as the Cats hit .377 as a team.
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On the back line Eleanor Beavin led the way with 15 digs and a pair of service aces. Molly Tuozzo added 14 digs to go along with four assists and a service ace, Grome finished with eight digs, Wilson had six, and DeLeye had five.
Dailey led the defensive effort at the net with four rejections. Grome added three, Wilson had a pair, and Bultema and DeLeye each totaled one.
With the victory, Kentucky concludes the regular season with a 20-7 overall record and a 14-2 mark in the SEC and are currently riding an 11-match winning streak. With no matches left to play, the Cats claimed the SEC Title outright and the NCAA Tournament’s automatic qualifier over Texas, who currently sits in second place with three losses and a match still left to play. With the regular season concluded, Kentucky now awaits their NCAA Tournament berth as the 2024 NCAA Volleyball Selection Show airs Sunday evening at 6:00 pm ET. The top-16 seeded teams named by the committee will host the First and Second Rounds next weekend on campus.
Kentucky football lost a 2025 wide receiver when recruit Ja’kayden Ferguson re-opened his recruitment in mid-November. Now, they have gained a commitment from top 500 receiver Dejerrian Miller to take the open spot.
Miller is a 6’3″, 195 lb receiver out of Missouri. He is rated four stars, and is ranked as the number 379 overall player in the 2025 class in the 247sports composite rankings. He is the 53rd ranked receiver in the class.
Eight options to replace coach Mark Stoops
Coach Mark Stoops and his staff have put together a solid recruiting class for 2025 so far. It’s currently ranked 25th in the country, though it is the 13th best class of the 16 teams of the SEC.
Miller joins Quintin Simmons Jr., Preston Bowman, and Montavin Quisenberry as wide receivers who are committed to Kentucky for 2025. Miller’s size should be an advantage for him as he looks to find playing time. It’s good get for the Wildcats and Stoops, who continues to bring in quality players at the receiver position.
EASTERN KENTUCKY (WYMT) – On Wednesday, President Joe Biden declared that a major disaster exists in Kentucky.
As a result, President Biden ordered federal assistance to supplement recovery efforts. This is locally as well as statewide following the damage left behind by the remnants of Hurricane Helene.
In a news release, federal funding will be available to eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations. This will be on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the remnants of the hurricane.
This includes many counties in our area: Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Lawrence, Lee, Letcher, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Powell, Rockcastle, Rowan, and Wolfe.
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In the announcement, it said federal funding will also be available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures for the entire state of Kentucky.
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