Kentucky Students Launch Amendment 2 Educational Bus Tour

Media Contact: Will Powers, Policy Partner, will.powers@ksvt.org, (606) 875-0024

KENTUCKY – The Kentucky Student Voice Team (KSVT) is launching a bus tour on Sunday, October 13, 2024 to raise awareness about Amendment 2, also known as the “voucher amendment.” The bus tour will feature student-led teach-ins at key locations across the state and include first-hand student testimonies on the critical impacts the amendment measure that will appear on ballots this November could have on local public schools.‍‍

Amendment 2 proposes changes to Kentucky’s state constitution that would allow public funds to be used for private school vouchers, potentially redirecting critical resources away from public schools. KSVT is working to ensure voters have the facts before the November election and holds that students can help inform the conversation about what’s at stake this Election Day.

The bus tour will kick off with a morning press conference and teach-in in Lexington, featuring KSVT members and Fayette County high school students. KSVT will then travel to Frankfort and Louisville, hosting 30-minute “teach-in” sessions to explain the potential impacts of Amendment 2 on public education. Students will address questions such as “What is a voucher?” and “How will this impact my public school?” while sharing personal stories about their experiences in Kentucky’s public schools.

WHEN:

Date: Sunday, October 13, 2024
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

WHERE:

• Press Conference: 9:30 a.m. ET, Lexington: Rupp Arena Parking Lot (Google Maps)
• Teach-ins:some text
  • 10 a.m. ET, Lexington: Triangle Park (Google Maps)
  • 12 p.m. ET, Frankfort: Kentucky State Capitol (Google Maps)
  • 3 p.m. ET, Louisville: Jefferson County Traditional Middle School (Google Maps)

MEDIA RSVP:‍

KSVT is calling on Kentuckians to be adequately informed about Amendment 2 when voting. Journalists are welcome at any tour stops and on the road alongside our team to capture the iconic-Americana yellow school bus displaying signage with facts about Amendment 2.

RSVPing to Will Powers via email at will.powers@ksvt.org will help ensure additional on-site access to photos, interviews and information. For national media, multimedia assets will be available for publication.

About Kentucky Student Voice Team

The Kentucky Student Voice Team (KSVT) is an independent, statewide, 501(c)(3) organization co-founded in 2012 by a group of Kentucky high school students. As a collective of young people, KSVT is on a mission to co-create more just, democratic Kentucky schools and communities as research, policy-advocacy & storytelling partners.