Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North — School Where Principal Was Arrested
Leroy Littles has not been allowed to work around Jefferson County Public Schools students in more than three years, yet he has continued collecting his full six-figure salary every year since, a total that has now reached roughly $550,000. The arrangement traces back to March 13, 2023, the very day Littles reported for his first shift as principal of Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North, when Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies arrested him at the school.
An Arrest on Day One
The payment total was detailed in reporting by the Louisville Courier Journal, which found that Littles has received his full salary each year since he became unable to work around students. The arrest itself stemmed from a Bullitt County warrant charging Littles with third-degree terroristic threatening and fourth-degree assault, both Class A misdemeanors tied to an alleged domestic dispute on Christmas Day 2022, according to Law & Crime. Police alleged the dispute involved an argument and physical altercation with his ex-partner’s companion.
Under Kentucky law, third-degree terroristic threatening and fourth-degree assault each carry up to 12 months in jail upon conviction, and misdemeanor cases like this one proceed through district court, the outlet reported. Littles had just been appointed days earlier to lead the all-boys middle school, according to WHAS11. The station reported that JCPS immediately designated Assistant Principal Ebony Booker to take over operational leadership of Olmsted Academy North, with district administrators notifying parents of the shift through formal correspondence.
A Long District Career Before the Arrest
Before his brief tenure as principal, Littles had spent more than 16 years within JCPS, working as an English teacher, a behavior coach, an assistant principal at Valley High School, and a principal intern at Waggener High School, according to background provided by Jefferson County Public Schools. District leadership had previously highlighted his work reducing achievement gaps. He was appointed to lead Olmsted Academy North after completing the Jefferson County Leadership Academy, a district program used to cultivate internal candidates for school administrative positions…