LEXINGTON, Ky. — Fayette County school board member Christy Morris has resigned, the county's Board of Education announced Monday.
What You Need To Know
- Fayette County school board member Christy Morris has resigned
- Morris represented District 1 in west Fayette County, which pulls from areas roughly between Leestown and Harrodsburg Roads
- She was elected in 2019
Members of the Fayette County Board of Education voted unanimously to accept her letter of resignation on Monday.
“It has been an honor to serve alongside our team and help lay the necessary foundation for the future of our schools,” said Morris, who has served on the board for three years. “I can't wait to see what the future holds for our schools and hope that while serving in this role, I have done my part to ensure a great future for our kids.”
Morris represented District 1 in west Fayette County, which pulls from areas roughly between Leestown and Harrodsburg Roads. She was elected in 2019 to fill an unexpired term representing District 1 and ran again in 2020 to continue to fill the post through 2024, officials said in a news release.
In her resignation announcement, Morris expressed both gratitude for the opportunity to “serve our community in a meaningful way” and confidence in the current district leadership.
“I feel very fortunate knowing that under both of your leadership, our community and our students are in good hands,” she wrote in an email to Liggins and Fayette County Board of Education Chair Tyler Murphy.
During her tenure on the board, she worked with three superintendents including Manny Caulk, who died suddenly in 2020, and Marlene Helm, who served in an acting role for eight months. Morris was a member of the board team that selected Demetrus Liggins following an exhaustive national search in 2021.
Her time on the board spanned the COVID-19 pandemic, during which she advocated for the widespread distribution of meals for children throughout the community.
Prior to joining the school board, Morris was the co-founder and treasurer of Fayette Eating Education and Delivery (FEED). She has also served as a member of Beaumont Middle School's Family Resource Advisory Council, the PTA Sister School liaison, director of Run the Bluegrass kids' race, cross-country coach at Rosa Parks Elementary, and a Cub Scout leader at Cardinal Valley Elementary.