SHELBY CO., Ky. (WHAS11) -- From the streets in Shelby County to a church in Louisville's Smoketown neighborhood, we've seen passion about pension and excitement over a possible override of the budget and tax bills vetoed by Governor Matt Bevin.
Shelby County History teacher Cyndi Skellie was in the middle of it all. "The fact that this many teachers have shown up to rally around their profession and rally for their community is what we wanted to see," she told WHAS11.
Shelby County Public Schools is sending 20 employees to Frankfort Friday. So Skellie organized a rally the day before to allow all teachers and other employees to be part of the process.
The pension plan approved by lawmakers and signed by the governor was the tipping point to make Michelle Clark's daughter change her college major.
"I feel like we aren't given the respect that we should be given and we are certainly not getting the respect by Frankfort right now," Clark said.
State Senator, Republican Paul Hornback, who represents Shelby County, voted for the pension changes and defended his vote amid a chant of disapproval from the teachers.
Hornback explained to WHAS11 why the pension bill was tucked into a wastewater treatment bill.
"It happened to be a sewage bill. It was the only one that was set up for a timeframe that it could pass in the short amount of time we had. It just happened to be a sewer bill. It wasn't planned," Sen. Paul Hornback.
Inside Louisville's Bates Memorial Baptist Church, a question and answer session for teachers, parents and students about the two-day veto session. Organizer and JCPS teacher Tonya Trumbo is making the trip to the capitol.
"We are going to make sure that our voices are heard, collectively. This isn't about one person or one district. This is about the state of Kentucky," Trumbo said.
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