In November, you'll be voting on amendment to an amendment that, if passed, would allow public money to be used in private schools in Kentucky.

Critics of the amendment say that would deprive public schools of money and hurt education for most Kentucky students.

In Warren County yesterday, the superintendent and some principals and teachers spoke out against Amendment two.

Here locally in the state of Kentucky, we are in opposition of Amendment two because we understand how critical the quality of our public schools are for the fabric of all of our communities.

We know that in our current situation, the funding has not met the need for now more than a decade.

In fact, we're still advocating for funding levels that would put us on par with where we were in 2008, more than 16 years ago.

And although our legislature has provided additional funding here in the last legislative session, the bulk of those funds really are going to shore up a pension system that's been woefully underfunded for, again, more than a decade.

Vouchers would lead to cuts in services and would provide our students from four that would provide our students and families.

Vouchers would make the teacher shortage even worse, as we would have to cut positions and again would require us to try to do more with less.

Our kids in our communities deserve better.

Public dollars should stay with public schools so we can continue to provide the highest possible quality education for all students.

Our public schools deserve to be supported.

Our students, families and our communities are worth it.

I'm asking you now to please consider voting no on Amendment two during the November's election.

Vote no to making to taking more funds away from our public school system that is already remarkably underfunded.

Public education is the cornerstone of our community.

It's home base for those kids.

It's home base for those families.

It's home base for the community leaders because they're always pitching in and helping where they can.

If this voucher amendment passes, I'm scared of what it's going to do for my students.

I'm not just scared of what it's going to do for me.

I'm scared of what it's going to do for those kids.

All of our kids diverting money out of the system, draining resources, more resources away from schools.

It weakens our schools and it hurts our students, period.

A lot of times because the money's not there.

It comes out of our pockets and we're not complaining because that's what we do, because we love the kids.

But if you're taking more things away from public schools, then your teachers are going to have to pony up even more.

And a lot of us are staying because we love it.

But some of them can't afford to stay.

The same group protect our Schools Kentucky is holding and other events across the state in opposition to Amendment two.

Of course, Amendment two has many supporters as well in March, after the amendment passed in the Kentucky General Assembly.

We heard from David Walz, executive director of the Family Foundation.

He said, quote, Education always works best when the parents are empowered with educational choices for their children.

States all across the nation are allowing for diverse educational choices, including popular school choice programs that are benefiting students and families in public schools, private schools and in home schools.

Kentucky must not be left behind, unquote.