Election Connection | LWV Panel on Amendment 2 about public funding of private schools | 9-30-24

On Sept. 30, 2024, the Louisville League of Women Voters hosted a panel discussion of Amendment 2 which would drastically change the Kentucky Constitution to allow for taxpayer funding of private (including religious) schools. It will appear on the 2024 General Election ballot. Panelists were: Maddie Shepard, a teacher at JCPWS and President of the Jefferson County Teachers Association (JCTA); Dr. Sheila Schuster, a licensed psychologist and a mental health advocate who leads the Advocacy Action Network; Kumar Rashad, a teacher for over 20 years who specializes in mentoring minority males; and Dee Pregliasco, former President of the Louisville League of Women Voters and a former teacher, prosecutor and judge. The moderator was Dr. Geneva Stark, Clinical Professor at Univ. of Louisville.