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The Truth Shall Set You Free: ICS Leadership’s Day of Reckoning

Indian Creek School (ICS) stands at the edge of a precipice, and the people responsible are not the whistleblowers they’ve tried so desperately to silence. The real culprits are the Board of Trustees and the Executive Team—those who have chosen self-preservation over accountability, deception over integrity, and retaliation over justice.

Instead of addressing the well-documented misconduct within their institution, ICS’s leadership has decided to play a dangerous waiting game. Their strategy? Ignore the truth, stall legal proceedings, and hope that the Hemphills—pro se litigants—make a mistake. But this isn’t just a misguided legal strategy; it’s a blatant disregard for the well-being of their students, staff, and the school’s future.

The ICS Executive Team: A Legacy of Failure

The following individuals must be held accountable for their roles in the school’s decline:

Indian Creek School Executive Leadership Team
Booth Kyle, Head of School – The figurehead of ICS’s systemic failures, refusing to acknowledge wrongdoing while the school crumbles under legal scrutiny.
John Bonhom, Assistant Head of School– Overseeing daily operations while the institution's ethical foundations collapse.
Rachel Barr, Chief of Staff– Managing internal affairs but failing to uphold accountability within the school’s administration.
Sarah Allen, Dean of Studies – In charge of academic integrity yet silent as corruption seeps into every level of ICS.
Kaycie Bowen, Upper School Principal– Recently hired to ICS.
Matthew McCormick, Middle School Principal– Responsible for the education and welfare of students but unwilling to confront leadership’s failures.
Jennifer Malachowski, Assistant Head of School; Lower School Principal – Overseeing young students while working under a leadership that disregards student safety and fairness.
Ben Gehle, Chief Technology & Operations Officer– Managing technology and operations while the administration tries to digitally erase its own wrongdoings.
Jenny Keuleman, Director of Advancement – Leading community engagement efforts while ICS’s reputation spirals into disgrace.
Tyler Larkin, Director of Development – Tasked with fundraising but unable to prevent the ethical bankruptcy of ICS leadership.
Tiffany McCormick, Director of Marketing & Communications – Crafting external messaging that attempts to conceal the truth.
Christina Mueller, Director of PreK-Grade 8 Admission – Bringing new families into a school built on lies and corruption.
Freddie Newman, Director of Athletics – Overseeing sports programs in an institution that has lost its moral compass.
Sara White, Director of Educational Technology; Upper School Faculty - Computer Science Teacher– Implementing technology in an environment where transparency is actively suppressed.
Isaiah Noreiga, Dean of Community & Well-Being– Supposedly fostering a positive culture while students and staff suffer under retaliatory practices.

These individuals have willingly watched ICS unravel, prioritizing their own reputations and power over the truth. And now, with the looming reality of future litigation and federal scrutiny, they are running out of places to hide.

Board of Trustees: Enablers of the Cover-Up

The ICS Board of Trustees is equally complicit in shielding wrongdoing and enabling a culture of secrecy and retaliation. Instead of safeguarding the institution’s integrity, they have actively allowed corruption to fester.

Julius Smith '09, Chair – The figure at the top, presiding over a failing institution and refusing to act.
Alex Almy '10 – Ignoring the ethical decay within ICS.
Frank Chambers– Sitting silently as retaliation against whistleblowers intensifies.
Devon Clouse– Overseeing misconduct but failing to intervene.
Amy Coleman '93, Ex Officio – Allowing the school’s moral fabric to deteriorate.
John DePaola – Pretending ICS’s problems don’t exist while they pile up.
Noemí Enchautegui de Jesus – Turning a blind eye to the school’s unethical practices.
Russell Fugett– Supporting a failing administration instead of demanding justice.
Chet Goudy – Watching as ICS leadership gambles with the future of the institution.
Derek Krein – Allowing retaliation and cover-ups to dictate school policy.
Booth Kyle, Ex Officio – The head of the school and a direct enabler of systemic misconduct.
Nick Larkin – Staying silent in the face of overwhelming evidence of wrongdoing.
Kerry MacKenzie – Part of a board that protects those in power rather than those they serve.
Stephen Margerum '94 – Failing to ensure accountability and transparency within ICS.
Tanya Mathias – Supporting a leadership team that prioritizes deception over student well-being.
Robert Pascal '96– Watching as ICS’s reputation collapses under the weight of its own corruption.

These board members had the power to demand integrity and change—but instead, they chose complicity.

Waiting for the Hemphills to Fail: A Losing Strategy

ICS’s leadership isn’t focused on proving their innocence—because they can’t. Instead, their entire legal strategy hinges on waiting for the Hemphills, who are representing themselves, to make a mistake in court.

But here’s the reality: The facts don’t change. The truth doesn’t disappear.

While ICS plays procedural games, the federal investigation continues. Every delay only exposes more misconduct, more lies, and more evidence of retaliation.

How many more faculty and staff will be dragged into legal jeopardy because ICS refuses to take responsibility?

Who Is Willing to Risk Jail Time for a School That Doesn’t Care About Its People?

As federal investigators continue to dig, the question every ICS employee should be asking is this:

Is it worth risking perjury, obstruction, or other criminal charges to protect a leadership team that has already proven they don’t care about you?

- Who will take the fall when ICS needs someone to blame?
- How many teachers, administrators, and staff will be sacrificed to protect those in power?
- Is loyalty to a failing institution worth a criminal record?

The truth shall set you free—but only if you choose to stand on the right side of it. Those who continue to prop up ICS’s leadership in their deceit won’t be shielded when the legal system comes knocking.

A School on the Verge of Collapse

ICS is in free fall, not because of the Hemphills, but because of a leadership team that has refused to accept accountability. Instead of confronting the truth, they are gambling with the school’s entire future—a gamble they are destined to lose.

For those still standing behind ICS’s corrupt leadership: the time to walk away is now. Because when the dust settles, the ones who stood on the wrong side of justice won’t be forgotten.

And for the Board and Executive Team still clinging to power—the truth is coming, whether you’re ready for it or not.