With a financial deep dive revising the district's fiscal numbers downward, the school system is cutting hours, reducing its workforce, and preparing to seek a $110 million loan to cover expenses as it awaits more revenue.
In the latest update, district officials said more than 115 support positions have been reduced. The district is also set to consider selling off a number of properties including buildings at East Main and Walton Avenue, and the Johnson and Spurr Road buildings.
A new letter signed by Democratic state lawmakers — Reps. Lindsey Burke, Adrielle Camuel, Anne Donworth, Chad Aull, and Adam Moore — calls for the resignation of executives "who allowed this to happen," along with a moratorium on executive bonuses.
The reprimand by state Democrats isn't the first. During Superintendent Demetrus Liggins' testimony in Frankfort in 2025, Camuel was among the lawmakers who questioned how district leaders could move forward given their track record.
"I don't know how you regain the trust," she said. "I don't know how you fix the damage that's done to the community. We need the families in Fayette County Public Schools and across the state to have faith and believe in our public schools."
District officials have stressed that the latest round of financial setbacks is the result of newly-uncovered accounting errors stretching back nearly two decades, not last year's tumultuous budget process.
"I need to be really clear that these issues are in addition to the previous external issues that centered on the budgeting process," Interim Chief Financial Officer Kyna Koch said. "This is just another layer, not the root cause. The story is not changing, as some critics have alleged."
In their letter, the lawmakers say the fresh round of cuts is adding "insult to injury" for faculty and staff, who are being asked to shoulder the burden.