FLINT, Mich. (WWJ) — Flint police said they are investigating claims of a violent physical assault between two community board members during a meeting on Wednesday morning.
As reported by mLive, The President of Flint Community Schools, Danielle Green, is being accused of attacking Board Treasurer Laura McIntyre while members met at the district's administration building to discuss about building new schools around 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 23.
According to other board members, the two women got into a heated verbal debate, but the attack was unprovoked.
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McIntyre said Green grabbed her throat, punched her and slammed her head down onto a table. Green accused McIntyre of starting the altercation by sticking her finger in Green's face during the meeting.
Both women deny starting the incident.
Police were immediately called to the scene, Board Attorney Charis Lee said to mLive; authorities did not arrest Green.
Lee confirmed to mLive that MacIntyre had filed a police report and authorities are currently investigating the incident; she had told the board she plans to pursue all charges to "the fullest extent of the law."
“There was no escalation, fight or attack previous to being attacked," Green said in an emergency meeting Wednesday night. "... I was brutally attacked and had to seek medical attention. I am only here to see that the truth comes out and justice is served.”
The school board unanimously voted out Green from her position as president at the emergency meeting, although she will maintain a seat on the board. Only Gov. Gretchen Whitmer can remove an elected official through a recall effort or a special order, however Green's position can be voided if she is found guilty of a felony.
"This is not one of my highlights of my anything - my life, my career, my position in the community," Green said according to ABC12 News. "None of this am I proud of. Absolutely not. And this is one incident."
Green said the altercation doesn't define who she is or what she has done for the community.
"Never in my life would I have thought something like this I will be involved in ever, ever," Green said. "And I can say this, my record speaks for itself."
The district's Superintendent released a statement about the incident, saying the board remains "committed to serving as a key support structure for our families who we are privileged to serve."
The former Vice President Joyce Ellis-McNeal has assumed the role of president, in accordance to board regulations.
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