Feagins’ nudity contributed to ‘hostile’ environment, former MSCS employee claims in new suit
A former assistant to Marie Feagins while she was superintendent of Memphis-Shelby County Schools alleges in a new lawsuit that Faegins created a hostile environment that forced the assistant to resign. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
A former Memphis-Shelby County Schools employee is seeking $1.5 million in damages from the school system for the “hostile and abusive” work environment she claims Marie Feagins created.
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Memphis-Shelby County Schools Marie FeaginsLaura Testino
Laura Testino is an enterprise reporter on The Daily Memphian’s metro team who writes most often about how education policies shape the lives of children and families. She regularly contributes to coverage of breaking news events and actions of the Tennessee General Assembly. Testino’s Memphis journalism career began in 2019 at The Commercial Appeal, where she chronicled learning disruptions associated with the pandemic, and continued with Chalkbeat, where she dug into education administration.
Her reporting has appeared in The New York Times, The Times-Picayune, The Tuscaloosa News and USA Today. Reach Laura with questions, story ideas or tips: Ltestino@dailymemphian.com or Ldtestino.54 on Signal.
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