Kentucky teachers say they'll return to the capitol on Monday, April 2, 2018 to rally against the pension reform bill passed by the Republican-led legislature.
KY Teachers Association President Stephanie Winkler says "a bomb has exploded on public service." She says any lawmaker who voted "yes" for the pension bill will need to pack up their legislative office.
Winkler supports the teachers' right to call in sick if they are ill, saying they are "sick to death."
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Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear says he will a lawsuit to stop a pension reform bill from becoming law.
Beshear tweeted a video, saying he was "outraged" over the bill's passage Thursday night. He says it violates a contract the state made with teachers.
Angry teachers returned to the capitol rotunda Friday morning, chanting "We've had enough."
Many school districts across the state, including Jefferson and Fayette, were closed Friday because so many teachers called in sick to protest the pension bill.
