A statement from the Kentucky Education Association, regarding Gov. Bevin's remarks

Kentucky Education Association

Based on his comments, we can only assume that Governor Bevin didn’t understand the pension legislation he and his staff wrote and dictated in detail to the General Assembly during the recent Special Session.  Anyone who is familiar with that legislation knows that it was not the same bill educators protested a few months ago.  Educators protest to influence governmental action that affects public schools and public school students, not to get out of work that they love and believe in.  For the Governor to suggest otherwise is, unfortunately, typical.