Kentucky School for the Blind

Kentucky School for the Blind
Address
Map
1867 Frankfort Avenue

Louisville
,
Kentucky
40206

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtKentucky Department of Education
PrincipalPeggy Sinclair-Morris
Enrollment71[1] (2022-23)
Color(s)Red and white     [2]
NicknameWildcats[2]
Websiteksb.k12.ky.us

The Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) is an educational facility for blind and visually impaired students from Kentucky who are aged up to 21.[3][4][5] The school provides a dormitory setting for its students.[6]

KSB is a member of the North Central Association of Schools for the Blind (NCASB).[7] It receives no basic school funding from the state government, and instead must "rely on money from the state’s general fund."[8][9][10]

History[edit]

Bryce McLellan Patten founded the Kentucky Institution for the Education of the Blind in 1839 in Louisville, Kentucky.[11] In 1842, it was chartered as the Kentucky Institution for the Blind by the state legislature as the third state-supported school for the blind established in the United States.[11] In 1855, it moved to its present location on Frankfort Avenue in the Clifton neighborhood.[11][12] About this time, it was renamed the Kentucky School for the Blind.[citation needed]

The school separated African-American students under de jure educational segregation until it desegregated circa 1954.[13]

In 2018, an ex-principal of the school accused the Kentucky Board of Education of gender discrimination.[14]

Notable alumni[edit]

Grammy winning bluegrass fiddler Michael Cleveland is a previous student of the facility.[15] Another previous student became a notable advocate for others with visual impairments.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kentucky School for the Blind". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Kentucky School for the Blind". Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  3. ^ "Complaints turn to praise at Kentucky School for the Blind". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  4. ^ "Rachel and Terry visit the Kentucky School for the Blind". WHAS11. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  5. ^ "Blind students 'touch' the eclipse with help of technology". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  6. ^ "About Us". Kentucky School for the Blind. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "Athletics". Kentucky School for the Blind. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "Ground broken for new elementary school at the KSD". www.lanereport.com. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  9. ^ "Education board gave Stephen Pruitt a glowing evaluation. Four months later, it ousted him". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  10. ^ James, Mike. "Superintendent: Bevin's education budget proposals "devastating"". The Independent Online. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  11. ^ a b c Tobe, Carol Brenner (2001). "Kentucky School for the Blind". In Kleber, John E. (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. pp. 478–479. ISBN 0-8131-2100-0. OCLC 247857447.
  12. ^ Ellis, Laura (2017-08-11). "Curious Louisville: Does Louisville Have The Highest Blind Population In The U.S.?". 89.3 WFPL News Louisville. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  13. ^ "1884 — Kentucky School for the Blind Colored Department, Louisville; Kentucky School integrated, ca. 1954". Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  14. ^ Wheatley, Kevin. "Ex-principal at Ky. School for the Blind accuses Ky. Department of Education of gender discrimination". Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  15. ^ "S. Indiana bluegrass star nominated for first GRAMMY". WHAS11. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  16. ^ Porter, Emily. "Blind lawyer advocates for visually impaired". The Independent Online. Retrieved 2018-05-10.

External links[edit]

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