One member of the Fayette County Board of Education Wednesday defended the travel and expense spending of Superintendent Demetrus Liggins and other staff members.
Penny Christian, who started serving on the board in January, said it was not fair to criticize Liggins’ travel when there was no way to compare Liggins’ travel with previous superintendents and superintendents of other large school districts.
“However, what I will say is, unless someone chooses to compare those expenses to past superintendents, or even superintendents in comparable districts, what is the point of sharing the information?” Christian said…