School Board Candidate Being Sued

On 12/7/20, in the case Hillsdale College vs. Kelly Mason Lichter (11-2020-CA-003892-0001-XX), Hillsdale College claims that Lichter intentionally and unjustifiably interfered with the relationship between Hillsdale and BCSI charter school affiliates. (BSI is Barney Charter School Initiative)

In June of 2019, a 60-page report by CCPS General Counsel Jon Fishbane recommended that MCA Board member Kelly Lichter resign due to Sunshine Law violations and financial mismanagement.

On 7/2/2019, it was reported in the Naples Daily News that because Kelly Lichter refused to resign as MCA Board president Hillsdale College officially ended its relationship with MCA.

On 10/26/20, Kelly Lichter was MCA’s board president when Mason Classical Academy initiated its action against The School Board of Collier County, Florida. Prior thereto Lichter was a CCPS Board member.

On 9/14/22 Florida’s Voice reported that U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds does not support Kelly Lichter as School Board member because “I think that she is highly emotional, she does not use sound judgment, she’s incredibly defensive and she’s very unprofessional.” 

I am concerned Lichter will cause School Board divisiveness and more civil court cases.

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Vote for incumbents: Roy Terry, Jen Mitchell & Jory Westbury, who care about our children.