OLDHAM COUNTY, Ky. — Oldham County Schools voted 5-0 against implementing off-campus moral instruction.

In a special meeting Wednesday evening, the Oldham County Board of Education denied the proposal that would have allowed some students to leave the classroom an hour weekly for Bible study.

In a unanimous vote, one by one, board members voiced their concerns about off-campus Bible education.

Board member Carly Clem said its decision to deny Lifewise, a nonprofit organization that offers Bible-based classes to public school students around the country, was based purely on logistics.

“This particular organization wanted to come into a particular school six times in one day: three times to pick up students, three times to drop off students," Clem said. "And for us, we just felt like tha

See Full Page