Ann Sampson-Grimes, budget director for Fayette County Public Schools, is accusing her superiors of ignoring her warnings about the cash-strapped district’s budget problems and then retaliating against her by placing her on administrative leave, her lawyer shared in a letter to district leaders Wednesday evening.
“Each time Ms. Grimes advised that budget cuts must be enforced, her peers and superiors pushed back on her suggestions, claimed she was incorrect, or flat-out ignored her sound and correct advice,” attorney Brandon Voelker said in a letter to FCPS Superintendent Demetrus Liggins and Tyler Murphy, chairman of the school board.
Voelker, who has offices in Covington, provided the letter to the Herald-Leader. He described her administrative leave as being “retaliatory and discriminatory.”…