Feagins Says Ouster Move is “Politically Motivated”
She said the situation is a "national embarrassment.”
Superintendent Marie Feagins on a visit to Grandview Heights Elementary School soon after she took the job in April 2024. She denounced a pending effort to oust her as “personally driven” and “politically motivated.” (Ariel J. Cobbert for Chalkbeat)
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