Superintendent Appeals Board’s Closed Session | Lexington News

Lexington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 30, 2026 · 1m

Superintendent Demetrus Liggins has launched a high-stakes legal appeal to the Kentucky Attorney General, arguing that the Fayette County Board of Education illegally held a closed meeting to discuss his resignation — which he insists was never valid. His team claims the board violated the Open Meetings Act and ignored a key 2012 state Supreme Court ruling. Liggins says his email was never a resignation, no mutual agreement was ever reached, and he withdrew any request to discuss separation before the meeting. Despite his demands to cancel the meeting, the board proceeded — then placed him on…