Beshear calls for clean break between FCPS and superintendent

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Gov. Andy Beshear said Fayette County Public Schools and Superintendent Demetrus Liggins should part ways, as Liggins nears two months on paid administrative leave.

“We are far past the point of no return, where Fayette County Public Schools and Demetrius Liggins need to have a clean break,” Beshear said. “I think it would be better for both of them, for the future Fayette County Public Schools and for the former superintendent’s future career.”

Beshear made the comments at his weekly Team Kentucky briefing in response to a question posed by WKYT about whether Liggins should be dismissed amid new information about the district’s budget shortfall.

‘Make that break and move on’

The governor said the ongoing dispute between Liggins and the district is standing in the way of progress.

“The back and forth between Liggins and Fayette County Public Schools is not productive,” Beshear said. “We need to just make that break and move on.”

Beshear added that understanding what happened with the budget shortfall remains necessary, even as he called for the separation.

Despite Beshear’s comments, Liggins remains the superintendent of Fayette County Public Schools. He is currently on administrative leave.