Young v. Hammond

Opinion of the Court by

Justice JOHNSTONE.

The central issue in each of the captioned cases is whether KRS 160.345(2)(h) requires a site based decision making council to select a school principal from among those applicants whom the local superintendent recommends. Because the primary issue is common to both cases, we will address it in a single opinion. We will also address the issue of whether the gender discrimination claim asserted in Back v. Robinson is barred by the election of remedies doctrine.

The Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, heard the issue concerning the construction of KRS…