McCasland smells cover up and rattles Wills and McCarver
The question of whether President Wills was properly complying with a Governing Board directive to enforce certain Campus policies sparked a somewhat vitriolic response at the May meeting from Wills and Board member Pat McCarver. McCasland expressed her concern saying that she had an obligation to look into possible criminal violations if they occurred on Campus. She also said that she was disappointed it “took her action to shed some light on what was going on.” Wills insisted she had done all that was required regarding the incident and had imposed appropriate sanctions.
Among questions by McCasland was one involving the absence of police logs showing concerned parents had visited and alerted police to the possible drug use issue. Why, after there had been several visits to the police about the incident did their logs not show the contacts, McCasland asked. Wills responded that she should talk to the police.
Wills said that she didn’t appreciate McCasland’s handling of the matter and encouraged her to speak privately (secretly out of public view) to her in the future about such matters. Wills also said that the College was imposing “all the different sanctions that will go into place” and improve procedures. She did not elaborate.
McCarver jumped to Wills aid during the discussion saying that McCasland was unprofessional by continuing to pursue the matter publicly during the Board meeting. She also urged McCasland to meet with Wills privately (secretly out of public view).
The six minute back-and-forth during the May Board meeting is captured on the video below.