Principal suspended from Edgar P. Harney Spirit of Excellence Academy

WEBVTT ARCHBISHOP. SULA WE ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS. A DRAMATIC SHAKE UP TONIGHT AT EDGAR P. HARNEY SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE ACADEMY. MAIN ASHONTA WYATT WAS SUSPENDED FROM HER POSITION PENDING AN INVESTIGATION BY THE SCHOOL BOARD. SHE CLAIMS THE DRAMA WAS TRIGGORED AFTER SHE QUESTIONED BOARD SPENDING. SHE SAYS SHE HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF DEFAMATION AND LIBEL. DURING TONIGHT'S MEETING, SEVERAL PEOPLE EXPRESSED THEIR SUPPORT FOR WYATT. WYATT SAYS SHE 'S NOW CONCERED ABOUT THE CHILDREN. SHE SPOKE TO US WITH HER ATTORNEY BY HER SIDE. I'M PROUD TO BE THE SCHOOL LEADER HERE. I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND MY DUTY AND LOYALTY, AND RESPONSIBILITY IS TO CHILDREN. I DO NOT DO POLITICS WHEN THEY ARE CONCERNED. I STAND FIRM ON THE TRUTH, THE TRUTH IS ON MY SIDE. >> WHEN SHE CAME TO THE SCHOOL, SHE BROUGHT TO SENSE OF CLARITY TO OUR MISSION. THERE WERE SO MANY THINGS THAT WERE NOT BEING ADDRESSED PROPERLY. SHE CAME WITH A FERVENCY AND A ZEAL. SHE SPOKE FROM HER HEART, SHE DELIVERED FROM HER HEART, BECAUSE HER PASSION WAS CHILDREN. SULA: WE REACHED OUT TO SCHOOL BOARD, WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. THERE WAS NO TIMETABLE GIVEN IN TERMS OF HOW LONG THEIR INVESTIGATION WILL TAKE. NO UPDATES ON WHO WILL FILL IN AS MAIN DURING WYATT'S SUSPENSION. WYATT IS THE FIFTH PRINCIPAL IN 2 YEARS, AND THE SCHOOL RECEIVED WARNINGS FOR SPENDIG QUESTIONS

Principal suspended from Edgar P. Harney Spirit of Excellence Academy

Updated: 11:11 PM CDT Nov 2, 2018