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JCPS principal has collected about $550,000 while barred from working near students
Leroy Littles has remained on the Jefferson County Public Schools payroll for more than three years after his 2023 arrest at a middle school where he had just been named principal. He has continued receiving his full six-figure salary despite being unable to work around students.
A Jefferson County Public Schools principal has received about $550,000 in salary while unable to work around students for more than three years, following his arrest at a school where he had just been appointed to lead.
Leroy Littles was arrested in March 2023 at Olmsted North Middle School, on what was to be his first day as principal. Since then, he has continued to receive his full six-figure annual salary, even though he has not been able to work around JCPS students.
The case raises questions about how the district handles employees who cannot perform their regular duties while remaining on the payroll, and about the public cost of those arrangements. The available information does not specify the allegations behind Littles’ arrest or the reason for his continued salary payments. An arrest is not a finding of guilt.