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July 13, 2011

Corbin Schools to attempt mediation with Knox Schools

TheTimesTribune.com, Corbin, KY

CORBIN — By Michele Baker / Staff Writer

After meeting in executive session Tuesday night, the Corbin Board of Education approved attempting mediation with Knox County Public Schools concerning the non-resident student reciprocal agreement between the two districts.

In early June, Commissioner Terry Holiday had ruled that students and their siblings attending school in the Corbin school system could continue to attend their current school for the 2011-2012 school year, but no additional non-resident students can enroll.

This ruling was very similar to last year’s ruling by the state commissioner for the 2010-2011 school year, which the state board of education also upheld.

In this year’s ruling, Holiday recommended mediation between the two school districts, but did not actually require it.

Superintendent Ed McNeel said the board elected to try mediation once again.

“The Commissioner and the state board’s response requested mediation and our board this evening elected to go through the process and go back to the table to see if mediation is a possibility to resolve this issue.”

The two school districts tried mediation last year with no avail.

School Board Attorney Bob Hammonds said the board would try once again.

“We are going to attempt mediation. Knox County has offered mediation and we will attempt it. Anything is worth trying.”

The Corbin district appealed the state board’s decision to the Franklin Circuit Court where the case waits for a decision to be made.

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