Kentucky's attorney general's office is trying to clarify how schools and teachers can and cannot talk about a proposed school choice amendment, constitutional amendment number two on the ballot in November.

Ask voters if the Kentucky General Assembly should be allowed to authorize public money for private school education during a committee meeting held at the Kentucky State Fair today.

The attorney general's office repeated that school districts cannot advocate one way or another regarding the ballot measure.

That was in response to online posts made earlier this month by Pulaski County Public Schools.

A Democratic state lawmaker asked if there was any leeway that would allow folks to teach, not preach on the issue.

So I know I'm getting a lot of questions about Amendment two.

I know a lot of folks in our school system are getting a lot of questions about Amendment two and its impact on those schools.

I didn't hear you say anything about statutes or about your opinion that would limit school professionals when they're asked about the impact of Amendment two on their school system from providing evidence, fact based answers to those questions.

So long as they aren't then advocating for a partizan position.

Is that correct?

What is fact based evidence versus what is advocating for that line may at times be hard to draw.

I think, you know, again, in most contexts this is going to be a problem again, if you're at a school board meeting.

Absolutely.

School board members and members of the public in the public comment period can present whatever evidence and whatever arguments they want.

You know, I think you're going to go, I'll stop there.

So while schools and districts can't weigh in, teachers unions can and are making their case on amendment to the Jefferson County Teachers Association has spent $640,000 to defeat the proposed ballot measure.

That's according to Open secrets dot org.