At Fayette County Public Schools, “every district office department has been impacted” in the aftermath of revelations that finances have been misstated for years, Superintendent Demetrus Liggins told employees in a message Tuesday.
Layoffs and reduced hours have been reported in FCPS after Liggins announced the district faces significant financial issues because of problems with the district’s accounting practices dating back to 2008. Liggins and interim Chief Financial Officer Kyna Koch said the issues have caused FCPS to have significantly less money than previously thought.
“Every district office department has been impacted. Reductions and calendar changes have occurred across multiple employee groups and at every level of district support, including senior leadership, midlevel leadership, specialists, assistants, and other professional and support staff,” Liggins said in a letter to employees in the district, obtained by the Herald-Leader…