Lawmakers meet in secret as teachers chant: 'Show your face'
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Thousands of Kentucky teachers demanded a state budget that helps schools as lawmakers huddled in private Friday, pondering whether to reject the Republican governor's vetoes and restore increases in education spending.
Teachers hoisted signs and repeated "we love our children" at a rally outside Kentucky's Capitol, but the focus quickly shifted inside. Demonstrators chanted "show your face" as Republicans in charge of the state House met behind closed doors to set strategy for the final two days of this year's legislative session.
Classes were canceled around Kentucky as teachers descended on the statehouse, wearing red T-shirts and carrying signs that said "I love my public school.