How Invloved are the Levesques in Protecting the Fresen’s Florida Charter School Empire?
While on the subject of stockpiling, Topher Sanders reports in the Florida Times-Union that 8 more charters are in the works for Duval county. Included in the list is another Somerset Charter to go along with the other three already operating in Jacksonville. A Somerset principal will sit on the board of two new charters – both Ivy Preps.
So who is Somerset Academy of Schools? Its 23 campuses across the state are listed as clients of Academica – a charter school company run by the sister and brother-in-law of Rep. Erik Fresen. Fresen’s sister, Magdalena is Academica’s VP. Just how involved is she in the operation of Somerset? On the Board of Director’s website, it directs that any complaints be made to “Maggie Fresen” at her Academica office.
Why this is important is that Fresen self-reported a potential conflict of interest after voting for HB7195. While