Superintendent Liggins files Open Meetings Act appeal to Kentucky Attorney General, alleging FCPS board held improper meeting

Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Demetrus Liggins has filed a formal appeal with Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman alleging the Fayette County Public Schools board violated the state Open Meetings Act, according to LEX18.

LEX18 reported that the superintendent filed the appeal Tuesday as an Open Meetings Act dispute, with Liggins contending that the FCPS board’s handling of a meeting or meeting-related actions did not comply with Kentucky’s public notice and access requirements for government bodies.

The appeal is being directed to the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office, which reviews Open Meetings Act complaints and appeals under the state’s process for resolving disputes about whether a public agency complied with the law, LEX18 said.

The superintendent is the named petitioner in the filing, and the Fayette County Public Schools board is identified as the respondent, LEX18 reported. The case is framed as an institutional accountability issue, focused on whether the board’s actions met legal requirements intended to ensure public business is conducted openly.

Open Meetings Act allegations can carry significant practical implications for schools and school boards because they affect transparency in decisions that can involve district operations, personnel matters, and public policy implementation, even when the dispute concerns procedure rather than the underlying decision.

As of Tuesday’s filing, the next step in the matter is Attorney General Coleman’s review of the appeal and any determination or further action that follows the state’s Open Meetings Act process. No final outcome was reported by LEX18 at the time of its coverage.