and JCPS' superintendent must be given adequate notice in order to provide "for the emotional and physical safety of students and staff." JCPS spokesperson Mark Hebert said written authorization ...

COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALIKE. JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE SEEING A DECREASE IN CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, WHICH IS WHEN KIDS MISS MORE THAN 10% OF INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS. THERE’S BEEN A 5.5% DECREASE ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A Louisville father who will soon have a child enrolled at a Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) elementary school is using his knowledge in data analytics to help other ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - During the pandemic, chronic absenteeism became a problem for Jefferson County Public Schools, with thousands of students missing more than 15 days during the year. It’s a ...

The District said through December, 28.4% of JCPS students have been chronically absent, which is down from last year The district also says they’ve sent 2.3 million text messages about ...

Jefferson County Public Schools said the illness has not reached a level that would require closing schools. This story has been updated with information about two additional school closings.

For the last three years, Da’Vice Woods has been a JCPS bus driver. “I love it. I’m able to deal with a different variety of people. Kids and adult-wise. I’ve been able to go from learning how to get ...

The District said through December, 28.4% of JCPS students have been chronically absent, which is down from last year The district also says they’ve sent 2.3 million text messages about attendance to ...

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office is asking for the public's help in locating the family of a man who died in Jefferson County in January. The Coroner's office says 70-year-old Dejong Dirk ...