Custodians at Fayette County Schools say they are upset about a proposed pilot program that will use an outside cleaning contractor at the district's Central Office.

Other custodians in the district are concerned that their jobs will be outsourced as well, said Frankie Langdon, who becomes president of the Fayette County Education Support Professionals Association in September.

Langdon said she expects some custodians to express their concerns at an Aug. 25 school board meeting.

But Fayette Superintendent Tom Shelton said Friday that the pilot "is not the beginning of eliminating custodians or maintenance employees districtwide."

"We have a proposal going before the school board this month that would pilot the outsourcing of janitorial services for our main district offices at 701 East Main Street," Shelton said. "We want to determine if the use of contracted services for cleaning is a more effective and efficient use of district resources in our building."

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