Mark Mayo receiving heavy criticism in Marshfield student/teacher sex case

The handling of a relationship between a Marshfield teacher who has been charged with sexually abusing a student has come under fire, according to a KY3 report.

The first notice to 46 year old Johnna Feazell from her building principal in June 2013 ordered her to stop texting and writing letters to the now 16 year old victim. We went back to Marshfield Superintendent Mark Mayo, who says any private electronic communication between teachers and students is prohibited.

Mayo says, "If it's a personal communication, it's supposed to be done in a manner that's available to the parent and available to the administrator of the building.

Mayo says Feazell's second issue was different than the first, but said he couldn't share details. Court document say she tried to meet up with the victim at a friend's house because her parents wouldn't allow contact.

"They came to the school and told the school about their concerns. So that causes me concern. How long has this contact been going on, and what kind of things are we going to find out as this case unfolds?" says Webster County Prosecutor Danette Padgett.

The girl tells investigators Feazell gave her a cell phone to communicate, and she had a sexual encounter with Feazell earlier this month. School officials and Marshfield Police are now asking parents to speak with their kids. "If there is something that comes up, that even raises the remotest thought that there is something inappropriate happening, come to us," Mayo says.

Mayo, a Lamar native, is the former superintendent of the Diamond R-4 School District and a former Carthage City Council member.