Marie Feagins are lies. He sat down with Action News 5 on Wednesday night to set the record straight. He said he became her most trusted advisor and confidant until, he said, the chaos started. She also requested an order of protection against McVean the following day.
But Smiley said Feagins was the one who called him, and she was the one who was doing the shouting. He said Dr. Feagins hung up on him. He called back to check a short time later to see how her conversation went with MPD and he said she hung up on him again after expressing her displeasure with the MPD Deputy Chief with whom she spoke.
Smiley said Feagins called him the next day, August 9, screaming at him once more. And at this point I said, you know what? Dow McVean also released a statement Wednesday calling Dr. Feagins four days after the incident. He also pointed out that her order of protection against him was denied by the court, and she eventually dropped it in September.
For that, I am truly sorry. I look forward to the opportunity to be an asset and an advocate of your stewardship of MSCS in the future. Councilman Smiley said he was Dr. Sometimes it takes one person to step up and say enough is enough. Councilman Smiley also denied telling Dr.
Feagins that those who contributed to his campaign called for her firing. He told Action News 5 that he and Dow McVean have never met, and McVean never gave any money to his campaign, something McVean also mentioned in his statement to the media. While Smiley and McVean are named in the lawsuit, they are not among those being sued. She wants the vote to terminate her reversed, declared void by the court. The MSCS voted 6 to 3 to terminate her, saying she violated the terms of her contract by accepting a donation without required board approval, misleading the board about unapproved overtime and letting a lucrative grant expire.
