31-03-2025
Fayette school board member in post says she's the target of ‘whisper campaigns, lies'
In an unusual Friday afternoon post on Facebook, new Fayette County Public Schools board member Monica Mundy said she's facing 'whisper campaigns' and other obstacles related to doing her job.
'I've been working hard to get up to speed and live up to my campaign promise: to represent and listen to everyone,' Mundy said in her post. 'But let's be real—some folks don't make that easy.'
'Since the moment I decided to run for office, the whisper campaigns haven't stopped. People continue to spread lies about me without ever having the decency to say them to my face. So, let me be clear: I'm not here to play games, and I'm not here to be quiet. I'm not here to fall in line,' she said.
Mundy was elected to the school board's First District seat in November 2024 and assumed office in January. She said in her Facebook post she is not beholden to any person or organization.
'I am not anyone's puppet. If I were, the whispers wouldn't exist. If something doesn't serve the health, safety, and education of our community—I'm not interested. Period.'
She added: 'To those who understand and respect that I stand firmly on my principles: thank you. I see you. I appreciate you. This post is public. Screenshot it. Share it. It's a new day. I ride at dawn. Let's go.'
The statement was posted on Mundy's personal Facebook page and her Fayette County School Board Facebook page, where she also said, 'In the spirit of transparency, I want to share this with everyone.'
Mundy's term expires in 2028.
Mundy also said in her Friday post that 2025 'has been a frightening, chaotic and eye-opening year so far. '
'We came into January facing legislation and executive orders at the federal and state level that, quite frankly, had me worried—not just for my own livelihood as a college educator, but for what this political climate and these policies mean for our students and the families who depend on them the most,' she said.
President Donald Trump has issued executive orders that resulted in federal employee layoffs and the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education.
When asked by the Herald-Leader for elaboration about her post, Mundy said, 'None of my comments are about any employee of the district. I look forward to continuing to work with them and I have greatly enjoyed working with them.'
She declined to comment further.
There has been some recent public dissension on the Fayette school board.
A heated exchange erupted between school board members Amanda Ferguson and Penny Christian at a Feb. 27 budget workshop.
It happened after Ferguson said, and other board members confirmed, a recent chair of the board's budget and finance committee said in an email she couldn't get a full, line-by-line copy of the district's budget.
Earlier in March, Fayette Superintendent Demetrus Liggins released an email he sent to board member Ferguson in which he called her conduct 'misleading' and 'unethical' and said she would need to file an Open Records Request for certain documents.
Ferguson in a Facebook post in March explained she emailed the superintendent and asked for a copy of a contract between a church and Fayette County Public Schools.
'I made no claim regarding my intended usage of the information nor did I see a need to. The three-page contract, undeniably a public record, was emailed to me. After reviewing it, I shared it with a few of the people who had asked me about it and one posted images of it on social media, ' Ferguson said in the earlier post.
