FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT…..DR. DEMETRUS LIGGINS….TESTIFIED BEFORE A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE YESTERDAY…..
ACKNOWLEDGING MISTAKES IN HANDLING THE DISTRICT’S BUDGET AND OUTLINING EFFORTS TO REGAIN COMMUNITY TRUST AFTER A 16-MILLION
DOLLAR SHORT FALL…..
LIGGINS SAID THE SHORTFALL…..FIRST REPORTED EARLIER THISYEAR…..STEMMED FROM RISING COSTS AND INADEQUATE SCRUTINY OF FINANCIAL DETAILS…..
HE TOLD LAWMAKERS HE REGRETS NOT PRESSING HARDER FOR ANSWERS WHEN THE SHORTFALL FIRST SURFACED…….
