The Fayette Board of Education violated the Kentucky Open Meetings Act at a December 2025 meeting, Attorney General Russell Coleman’s office said Tuesday.
A ruling said a woman named Nikole Gieske submitted a complaint to the “presiding officer” of the Fayette school board, claiming its Dec. 18, 2025, meeting violated the Act.
At the video teleconference meeting where some members participated virtually, the board violated the KY Open Meetings Act when a member was not visible on camera at all times business was being discussed, as required by state law, the ruling said. The board and did not suspend the video teleconference until the members were onscreen, as required by state law, the ruling said…