Fayette School Board member files for reelection. Does law make him ineligible?

Fayette County Public Schools’ board chair Tyler Murphy filed for reelection Tuesday, the same day the General Assembly passed a bill that prohibits him from serving any longer.

Murphy is a teacher in Boyle County Public Schools. Senate Bill 4, now law after legislators overrode a veto from Gov. Andy Beshear, says school board members in large school districts can not work full-time in other school districts, making Murphy ineligible for reelection.

Murphy’s term on the Fayette County Board of Education ends this year, but he had previously said he planned to run for his seat again…

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