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Collier school board declines proposed settlement in Florida Citizens Alliance lawsuit
Summary
At its Feb. 4 meeting, the Collier County School Board voted not to approve a proposed settlement in Florida Citizens Alliance Inc. v. Collier County School Board (case no. 11-2023 CA028150000120) after public comment and board discussion.
The Collier County School Board voted Feb. 4 not to approve a proposed settlement in Florida Citizens Alliance Inc. v. Collier County School Board, case number 11-2023 CA028150000120.
The item had been moved from the consent agenda to new business. Public comments were recorded from several individuals during the item, and the board then discussed the matter. Eric Carter moved that the board not approve the settlement; Kelly Mason seconded the motion. The motion carried on a roll-call recorded by the clerk listing Eric Carter, Stephanie Lucarelli, Kelly Mason, Tim Moshear and Jerry Rutherford in favor.
The case was presented to the board as item F3; the transcript records that the board heard public comments from Sharon Harris, Ewing, Dr. Lisa Freund, Bill Corson, Cynthia Odierna, Cynthia Marino Clark, Dr. Amy Purween, Mark Charestia and Stephanie Nardin before the vote. The board voted not to approve the settlement at the Feb. 4 meeting; the transcript does not record the settlement terms or the specific arguments made by those commenters in the meeting minutes.
Chair Stephanie Lucarelli called a recess at 10:19 a.m.; the meeting reconvened at 10:30 a.m. The board took no further action on the item at that meeting.
Next steps were not specified in the meeting minutes provided.
