A 14-year-old Kentucky scholar who allegedly penned a “kill final” final 12 months was allowed to return to high school this month — infuriating mother and father who voiced concern for the security of their very own youngsters.
Dozens of fuming mother and father let their voices be heard throughout a current college board assembly the place they blasted the district’s determination to readmit the teenager scholar to Conner Excessive Faculty.
The coed allegedly made threats in opposition to different classmates final 12 months when he was in center college. He was charged and booted from college, earlier than the college welcomed him again this 12 months, in accordance with stories. The son of the principal at Conner Excessive Faculty, the place the teenager suspect returned, was even reportedly threatened.
One dad or mum stated on the assembly he was devastated when he discovered the coed was again.
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“As a father of a kid on the lively kill listing, my statements will replicate my opinions primarily based on the knowledge I acquired from Conner Excessive Faculty,” father Rob Bidleman stated Thursday, in accordance with WLWT.
A college board assembly final week led to dozens of oldsters popping out to specific concern. FOX 19
“Once I acquired a name from the principal, it was emotionally devastating. All I may take into consideration was my youngster in peril after they did nothing mistaken.”
One other dad or mum stated the coed was nonetheless a risk and it’s unfair to college students who have been on the listing to be in the identical constructing as him.
“No matter assist he has gotten, he’s nonetheless a risk to be in an setting which fostered him to need to do a mass taking pictures and make a listing of our college students of Conner Center Faculty that at the moment are at Conner Excessive Faculty,” stated mom Deanne Corbin, in accordance with the information outlet.
The coed, who was not recognized, was charged final 12 months with second-degree terroristic threats, WLWT reported.
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Allegations in opposition to the coed got here to gentle in November 2021 after a college useful resource officer was knowledgeable of a pocket book that had particular acts of violence in it and recognized people, WXIX reported, citing police.
The district’s college chief stated the college is protected for college students. FOX 19
The college officer interviewed the coed who admitted to writing the pocket book’s contents, however claimed he was “merely writing the ideas down that have been in his head,” a police official reportedly stated.
It’s unknown what the standing of the case involving the coed is.
“The principal’s personal son was on this youngster’s listing of loss of life threats,” stated mom Jenny Murray, in accordance with WXIX. “As devoted and hard-working as he’s — how is he not distracted by stress and anxiousness, realizing that his son could possibly be in peril?”
Faculty Superintendent Matthew Turner wrote in a notice to the college group Friday the every youngster has the precise to an schooling, per Kentucky state structure.
“The security of our college students and employees is our best precedence when making district choices. We additionally accomplice in determination making with skilled authorized counsel,” Turner wrote to the college group, in accordance with WLWT. “With the help of the Boone County Sheriff’s Division, our Faculty Useful resource Officers, in addition to the District Security workforce, I can guarantee you all acceptable security measures have been taken and are in place. Conner Excessive Faculty 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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