The mother of a 7-year-old autistic student is suing Fayette County Public Schools after her son allegedly left Meadowthorpe Elementary School undetected in November and was found alongside New Circle Road.
The incident happened Nov. 17, 2025, according to the lawsuit filed in Fayette Circuit Court Wednesday by Leslie Weston. After the child left the school, Lexington-Fayette Animal Care and Control officers found the boy on a busy stretch of New Circle Road.
“The number one priority of the Fayette County Public School system must be children’s children’s safety,” the mother’s attorney, Masten Childers III, told the Herald-Leader Thursday. “When failures like this happen we are here to investigate and make sure that those responsible for the failure are held accountable.”…