DANVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Kentucky Supreme Court heard arguments in Danville over a contentious issue that has been brewing in the state for years: whether charter schools can legally receive taxpayer funding.

The case centers on 2022's House Bill 9, a law that would allow public money to go to charter schools.

The debate comes after Kentucky voters rejected Amendment 2 in 2024, which would have allowed public money to flow to non-public schools. That rejection ensures that public funding should only go to public schools. However, the Attorney General's office argues that charter schools should receive taxpayer funding because they qualify as public schools.

"Charter schools are public schools in the same way every other public school is a public school. It's open. It's free to all,"

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