Paducah Public Schools

Billboard In Western Kentucky Town Calls For School District Superintendent’s Termination

By • Dec 14, 2020
Courtesy Andiamo White

A new billboard in a western Kentucky town calls for the termination of a local school district superintendent after an old photo of the school official in blackface resurfaced.

A Blackface Photo Resurfaces, And A Kentucky Town Confronts Its Racial Trauma

By • Dec 14, 2020
Liam Niemeyer / Ohio Valley Resource

Holiday light displays are spread out across Bob Noble park in Paducah, Kentucky, lighting up the barren trees at night for the community to drive by. The park has long been a gathering place for the small city, with performances at an amphitheater and swimming during the summer.

Paducah Schools Board Directs Superintendent To Take 40 Days Of Unpaid Leave

By • Dec 11, 2020
Youtube / Screenshot

The Paducah Board of Education after about two hours of private deliberation in executive session directed Superintendent Donald Shively to take 40 days of unpaid leave for “additional training, education, and community involvement.”

Paducah Schools Board Calls Special Meeting, Superintendent Wants To Be Part Of Solution

By • Dec 11, 2020
Liam Niemeyer / WKMS

The Paducah Public Schools Board of Education called a special meeting for this afternoon to talk in a private executive session and then take action on “personnel” matters, following more than a month of community protests, emotional public commentary, and other closed discussions by the board surrounding a resurfaced blackface photo of Superintendent Donald Shively.

Paducah Public Schools Board Hears Emotional Public Comments On Blackface Photo

By • Nov 17, 2020
Facebook/Paducah Public Schools

The Paducah Public Schools Board of Education heard emotional public commentary at a special meeting Monday evening about a blackface photo of Superintendent Donald Shively that resurfaced last month, many criticizing Shively and some supporting him. 

Paducah Public Schools To Continue Virtual Learning Through Thanksgiving Break

By • Nov 11, 2020
Paducah Public Schools

Paducah Public Schools has announced the district is extending virtual learning through Thanksgiving break. 

Paducah Public Schools To Move To All-Virtual Instruction

By Retiazsha Chambers • Nov 5, 2020
Paducah Public Schools

Paducah Public Schools in a release Thursday said the district will move to all-virtual instruction starting Friday, as recommended by the Purchase District Health Department.

Dozens Protest At Paducah Tilghman High School Calling For Superintendent’s Resignation

By • Nov 1, 2020
Liam Niemeyer / WKMS

Dozens protested at Paducah Tilghman High School on Sunday calling on Paducah Public Schools Superintendent Donald Shively to resign, following more than a week of community unrest after a past photo of Shively in blackface surfaced online.

Paducah Public Schools Considering Return To All Virtual Learning With County “Red Zone” Status

By Retiazsha Chambers • Oct 28, 2020
Paducah Public Schools

  Paducah Public Schools are considering moving to all-virtual instruction with McCracken County’s incidence rate for COVID-19 spread is at a “critical” level, according to the state. 

Paducah Middle Football Players Quarantining After Potential Exposure To COVID-19 Case

By • Oct 6, 2020
Paducah Public Schools, via Facebook Page

  Paducah Public Schools in a release Tuesday said Paducah Middle School football players are quarantining after potentially being exposed to a positive COVID-19 case during a recent game. 

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