Fayette County Public school board member Amanda Ferguson told the Herald-Leader Sunday she won’t appear at new community events for board members dubbed by district leaders as “roadshows.”
The events that begin Monday include informal meet-and-greet and Q&A sessions, according to an Oct. 11 district news release.
The roadshows will each include a student performance check-in, welcome from a school or district administrator, an overview of the new Fayette County Public Schools Safety Tracker, highlights of the recently released Kentucky accountability scores and conversations with board members.
Ferguson said the events promote current school board members who are running to keep their seat.
“Because of my apprehension about their true intent, and the appearance of impropriety surrounding these meet-and-greets, I have chosen not to participate,” Ferguson said.
Before talking to the Herald-Leader about the issue, she said she posted the same message on the social media platform Facebook because people were asking why she wasn’t on the final roadshow schedule.