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Email allegedly used as ‘threat’ by FCPS superintendent was falsified, law firm says

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By Valarie Spears 
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An email that Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Demetrus Liggins allegedly slipped under the office door of a Kentucky lawmaker and Fayette County Public Schools employee last month purporting to be from a law firm threatening legal action for defamation was falsified, according to the law firm. The email claimed to be from lawyer Heather Gatnarek, with the firm Kaplan, Johnson Abate and Bird.
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KY lawmaker, FCPS employee reported ‘threat’ before superintendent’s leave

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By Valarie Spears 
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Editor's note: This story was updated at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 13, to include that the law firm included in an email as advising Liggins said they did not write the email in question. The attorney for a Kentucky lawmaker who is also an employee of Fayette County Public Schools says FCPS Superintendent Demetrus Liggins recently threatened the lawmaker with legal action "relating to her public criticism of his leadership." Rep.
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Email allegedly used as ‘threat’ by FCPS superintendent was falsified, law firm says

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By Valarie Spears 
| Aol
An email that Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Demetrus Liggins allegedly slipped under the office door of a Kentucky lawmaker and Fayette County Public Schools employee last month purporting to be from a law firm threatening legal action for defamation was falsified, according to the law firm. The email claimed to be from lawyer Heather Gatnarek, with the firm Kaplan, Johnson Abate and Bird.
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