Saint Augustine's University president reacts to firing

SCHOOLS AFTER A DEADLY

STABBING.

WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS.

THE PRESIDENT OF SAINT

AUGUSTINE'S UNIVERSITY IN

RALEIGH HAS BEEN FIRED.

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M GERALD OWENS AND I'M LENA

TILLETT ONLY ON WRAL TONIGHT.

I TALKED DIRECTLY WITH NOW

FORMER PRESIDENT DOCTOR

CHRISTIE MACPHAIL TO CONFIRM

THIS.

>> AND SHE TOLD ME THIS ALL

STEMS FROM AN OCTOBER BOARD

MEETING WHERE SHE AND A

COLLEAGUE WERE BEEN RATED BY A

BOARD MEMBER MARK BOYLE HAS

MORE FROM THAT INTERVIEW IN THE

WRAL LIVE CENTER MARK. SHE

FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT ABOUT

THIS. WILL SHE FILED A

COMPLAINT LAND ACCORDING TO

THAT INTERVIEW WITH YOU AFTER

SHE WAS YELLED OUT AFTER SHE

WAS CURSED AT AND NOW WE'RE

GETTING REACTION DIRECTLY FROM

DOCTOR MCPHAIL ABOUT HAULED HOW

ALL THIS UNRAVELED. ALL WITHIN

A MATTER OF WEEKS. SHE SAID

THAT SHE WAS SURPRISED, REALLY

SHOCKED ABOUT HOW IT ALL

UNFOLDED HERE OVER THE WEEKEND.

HERE'S A SMALL PORTION OF WHAT

SHE HAD TO SAY WITHIN THE PAST

65 MINUTES.

>> WE HAVEN'T HAD MANY.

COMMISSIONED BY.

IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. SO WE

TRADE AS CO UK BECAUSE THAT

WAS THAT TO BE A SHIFT.

AND WITH THE BOARD ALL OVER

WHY PERSONALLY WHO VIOLATED

>> THERE IS CLEARLY A LOT TO

UNPACK HERE. WE WILL DO THAT

OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT

COUPLE OF DAYS. AND WE ARE

WAITING FOR AN OFFICIAL

STATEMENT FROM THE UNIVERSITY.

I REACHED OUT TONIGHT AND I

WAS TOLD THEY WERE PREPARING AN