Fayette County Board of Education chair responds after attorneys file open-meetings complaint seeking superintendent reinstatement

A Fayette County Board of Education chair responded this week to an open-meetings complaint tied to the superintendent position, after attorneys for Dr. Demetrus Liggins said they delivered a formal notice to the district seeking his reinstatement.

According to WKYT, attorneys representing Liggins announced that they sent the district a notice tied to the open-meetings issue, and they are demanding that Liggins be reinstated as superintendent. The dispute centers on how the board handled decisions in the superintendent matter, with the complaint alleging problems with compliance under Kentucky’s open meetings requirements, WKYT reported.

WKYT reported that the board chair issued a response to the complaint. The report did not indicate that the board had taken a vote reinstating Liggins at the time of publication, but it described ongoing legal and procedural activity connected to the allegations.

Separately from the open-meetings matter, WKYT said the Fayette County Board of Education voted 3-2 to hire a Texas firm for a financial review. The report also stated that a state audit is already underway, underscoring that the district is facing both a public process question and a separate review of its finances.

The combination of an open-meetings complaint and a renewed look at district finances raises additional questions for families and staff about how decisions are being made and documented, particularly when public funds and major leadership roles are involved.

With the attorneys’ formal notice and the board chair’s response now on record, the next steps are likely to involve further district and legal actions addressing the allegations and any requested remedy, including whether reinstatement is pursued through formal board action or through the dispute resolution process associated with open-meetings enforcement.

For the district’s community, the immediate practical effect is increased uncertainty around superintendent leadership while the board addresses both compliance claims and financial oversight, and while state auditors continue their review.