GOP lawmakers file resolution that would create oversight task force for JCPS

WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT COMING UP. SOUNDS GOOD. JAY. THANK YOU. YES, MA’AM. WE ARE FOLLOWING LATE BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. TWO REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS ARE BACKING RESOLUTIONS THAT WOULD CREATE A TASK FORCE TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT RIGHT TO JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS REPRESENTATIVE KEN FLEMING. JUST NOW FILED A RESOLUTION IN THE HOUSE AND SENATOR LINDSAY TICHENOR PLANS TO FILE A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION IN THE SENATE. BOTH LAWMAKERS REPRESENT PARTS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. THE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNMENT TASK FORCE WOULD MONITOR THE OPERATIONS AND PERFORMANCE OF COUNTY DISTRICTS WHEN ENROLLED. IT’S OVER 75,000 STUDENTS. IT WOULD ALSO EXPLORE OPTIONS FOR CREATING NEW DISTRICTS IN THOSE COUNTIES. JCPS IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY DISTRICT I