Fayette County Public Schools has until 5 p.m. Wednesday to restore Dr. Demetrus Liggins as superintendent, according to his attorney, Amos Jones, who filed a formal complaint Friday accusing the district of illegal behavior.
Jones, a Dunbar High School graduate, is accusing the district of entering a closed session during a board meeting to discuss the superintendent’s “resignation,” while Liggins says he was merely proposing a potential separation agreement.
“A very abrupt change of circumstances for Dr. Liggins, from being Superintendent of the Year for the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky, and having the blessing of the board in a renewed contract from 2025 to being summarily placed on leave,” Jones said…