Well it is a good thing substack does not require integrity and fact checking. Otherwise v1sut would not be able to publish anything. Clearly a political attack without merit on an exceptional superintendent.
All opinions welcome. It's unclear how victims of abuse coming forward would be political in this case but we commit to following the OSDE's investigation through to its conclusion. Accuracy is of the utmost importance to this outlet. We sincerely encourage you to specifically share which part of this article you believe to be inaccurate so we can thoroughly vet your concerns and make any possible corrections or clarifications as needed. These are complicated subjects and local input is valuable. Thank you for reading and reaching out.
Well a few areas are of concern in your reporting. There were accusations that an individual was “aware” of the abuse because they thought the accused was present at a bar during phone calls and that the individual was friends with the accused. This is speculative at best and most reporters would report that the information could not be verified. You also indicated Dr Espot worked on promoting a “progressive agenda”. Clearly indicating your bias. Reporting with integrity is about reporting the facts and should not move into the areas of speculation and accusation that have not been verified without stating such.
Thank you for the honest input. Series work runs the risk of losing details from one piece to another, and your point concerning the awareness of those involved is well taken. If you read the entire, 4-part series, it will better explain the story and situation of each reporting victim and explain why several strongly state their belief that the abuse was common knowledge among the group of accused educator/coaches. Further direct evidence of this involving victims not previously known to the OSDE from district/s other than Shawnee PS has been provided to that agency. As stated in the article, this outlet will not be reporting on that information until the OSDE has completed their interviews. In time, we believe that issue will be further clarified and we appreciate you pointing it out.
To your other point, we agree that public education should be a non-political space. Students would benefit greatly. Espolt worked for only a handful of months at the OSDE, primarily on the document linked within the article. After review, if you would like to suggest another descriptor you feel better summarizes the manual, we would be happy to consider an edit. Thank you again for your input.
Heh. Espolt uses his "faith" to bolster his claim to innocence, but we've all known scoundrels who use religion as a tool to their ends. Was this part mainly for Ryan Walters?
Many thanks to you for your excellent work on this series.
Thank YOU for reading and supporting this outlet. Allowing anyone accused of wrongdoing to provide unedited input is critical to giving discerning readers like yourself the opportunity to better analyze the situation for themselves. In the course of this series, many coaches were provided the option of commenting, yet only Espolt was willing to respond. Walters' OSDE would only confirm the agency is actively investigating those involved. According to all victims interviewed, your comment about the use of religion closely applies to the case in Wetumka this outlet continues to follow closely.
Let's analyze Espolt's own words in light of the allegations. Something I find very strange from his statements are his repeated use of the word "children" and protecting the "children" as he would his own "children" under the age of 9. In fact, in one paragraph alone he uses the term "children" 8 times, so I do believe he wants to protect "children" which he seems to define as any students under the age of 9 like his own children. I'm conflicted on why he doesn't use more age-appropriate language to include students of all ages, such as the pre-teen and teenage students under his care (who seem to be most at risk of abuse according to the allegations made about Espolt and his friends). Does he perhaps consider the age of consent to be somewhere in the teenage years as many predators and MAPs do? When I was a high schooler myself I definitely did not consider myself a child, nor was I ever referred to as a child while in high school by any of my teachers. My mom may have still referred to me as her child, but she never referred to any of my fellow classmates as children. As a high schooler I never had a teacher refer to us as children but as students or teenagers. To me, teenagers are just in a completely different class than children.
This is one of the statements I'm speaking about which I find strange and potentially problematic:
"I am a father of three amazing children under the age of nine and a husband to a loving wife of 11 years. Throughout my personal and professional life, I strive to always act in the best interest of my own children because my role places me responsible for other peoples' children. If I do what is best for my own childrens' safety and security, then I will be doing what is best for all the other children within my school district. Two of my three children have special needs and require constant attention and care, both of them girls. I would never allow anything to harm them and I act with that same love and care for all the children I care for within my school system. I place the utmost importance in protecting all the children I serve as if they are my own."
Also, his connection to Hofmeister is troubling to say the least. I believe she is a wolf in sheep's clothing who has ties to very troubling and powerful progressive elites and donors. The progressive policies she promoted (whether directly or through her inaction) are still invading our schools like the mind-virus they are and entail dangerous Marxist ideologies which include family annihilation and complete loss of parental rights, radical gender ideology (irreversible medical experimentation on vulnerable young people, especially the neurodiverse), eradication of sex-based rights and safety for all students (allowing any student on a whim to use whatever bathroom they feel like on any given day regardless of reality or biology), and a hyper-fixation on sexuality with LGBTQ+ directives which promote celebration of “alternate” lifestyles and other sexual identity diversity (the ultimate outcome of which I believe will be the complete removal of or drastic reduction in age of consent laws). It is a hyper-sexualized focused agenda masquerading under the false banner of "love is love", when in fact these lies are rooted in Marxist ideology hellbent on the destruction of America and all it has stood for historically (the healthy nuclear family being central to America's success in the past, overall resilience, and satisfaction with life). Anyone who dare question what is going on is labeled a bigot or "phobe" to shut down any rational conversation or healthy debate. Just look into John Money, the freak sexologist and psychologist who coined the terms sexual orientation and gender identity, a monster who performed sickening sexual experiments on children. Meanwhile, test scores are plummeting and depression is at an all-time high because our youth are being programmed to believe that the only thing important in life is the color of their skin or their current sexuality and/or gender identity.
Espolt's connection to Hofmeister, combined with his verbiage and the allegations against him, makes me seriously concerned for the welfare of any teenage students under his care and leadership, past and present.
Thank you for reading and for your insightful comments. This outlet strives to include input and direct, unedited comments from all sides of any important subject matter. We leave it to our discerning readers to analyze all information and comments, just as you have in your enlightening summary. The manipulation of language is certainly something all should be on the lookout for within our schools. The longstanding tenants of healthy child development have been abandoned by many now leading public education, replaced with SEL and students are observably suffering. Ideological infiltration is undeniably connected to both politics and the rise in child sexual abuse cases. The legacy media focuses a great deal on national and federal policy, but it's local, state and district decisions that are truly affecting Oklahoma families. Consider running for your local school board. You'd be a game changer.
That's crazy and I got to Shawnee high school too..
Well it is a good thing substack does not require integrity and fact checking. Otherwise v1sut would not be able to publish anything. Clearly a political attack without merit on an exceptional superintendent.
All opinions welcome. It's unclear how victims of abuse coming forward would be political in this case but we commit to following the OSDE's investigation through to its conclusion. Accuracy is of the utmost importance to this outlet. We sincerely encourage you to specifically share which part of this article you believe to be inaccurate so we can thoroughly vet your concerns and make any possible corrections or clarifications as needed. These are complicated subjects and local input is valuable. Thank you for reading and reaching out.
Well a few areas are of concern in your reporting. There were accusations that an individual was “aware” of the abuse because they thought the accused was present at a bar during phone calls and that the individual was friends with the accused. This is speculative at best and most reporters would report that the information could not be verified. You also indicated Dr Espot worked on promoting a “progressive agenda”. Clearly indicating your bias. Reporting with integrity is about reporting the facts and should not move into the areas of speculation and accusation that have not been verified without stating such.
Thank you for the honest input. Series work runs the risk of losing details from one piece to another, and your point concerning the awareness of those involved is well taken. If you read the entire, 4-part series, it will better explain the story and situation of each reporting victim and explain why several strongly state their belief that the abuse was common knowledge among the group of accused educator/coaches. Further direct evidence of this involving victims not previously known to the OSDE from district/s other than Shawnee PS has been provided to that agency. As stated in the article, this outlet will not be reporting on that information until the OSDE has completed their interviews. In time, we believe that issue will be further clarified and we appreciate you pointing it out.
To your other point, we agree that public education should be a non-political space. Students would benefit greatly. Espolt worked for only a handful of months at the OSDE, primarily on the document linked within the article. After review, if you would like to suggest another descriptor you feel better summarizes the manual, we would be happy to consider an edit. Thank you again for your input.
Heh. Espolt uses his "faith" to bolster his claim to innocence, but we've all known scoundrels who use religion as a tool to their ends. Was this part mainly for Ryan Walters?
Many thanks to you for your excellent work on this series.
Thank YOU for reading and supporting this outlet. Allowing anyone accused of wrongdoing to provide unedited input is critical to giving discerning readers like yourself the opportunity to better analyze the situation for themselves. In the course of this series, many coaches were provided the option of commenting, yet only Espolt was willing to respond. Walters' OSDE would only confirm the agency is actively investigating those involved. According to all victims interviewed, your comment about the use of religion closely applies to the case in Wetumka this outlet continues to follow closely.
https://v1sut.substack.com/t/public-ed-pedophiles
Let's analyze Espolt's own words in light of the allegations. Something I find very strange from his statements are his repeated use of the word "children" and protecting the "children" as he would his own "children" under the age of 9. In fact, in one paragraph alone he uses the term "children" 8 times, so I do believe he wants to protect "children" which he seems to define as any students under the age of 9 like his own children. I'm conflicted on why he doesn't use more age-appropriate language to include students of all ages, such as the pre-teen and teenage students under his care (who seem to be most at risk of abuse according to the allegations made about Espolt and his friends). Does he perhaps consider the age of consent to be somewhere in the teenage years as many predators and MAPs do? When I was a high schooler myself I definitely did not consider myself a child, nor was I ever referred to as a child while in high school by any of my teachers. My mom may have still referred to me as her child, but she never referred to any of my fellow classmates as children. As a high schooler I never had a teacher refer to us as children but as students or teenagers. To me, teenagers are just in a completely different class than children.
This is one of the statements I'm speaking about which I find strange and potentially problematic:
"I am a father of three amazing children under the age of nine and a husband to a loving wife of 11 years. Throughout my personal and professional life, I strive to always act in the best interest of my own children because my role places me responsible for other peoples' children. If I do what is best for my own childrens' safety and security, then I will be doing what is best for all the other children within my school district. Two of my three children have special needs and require constant attention and care, both of them girls. I would never allow anything to harm them and I act with that same love and care for all the children I care for within my school system. I place the utmost importance in protecting all the children I serve as if they are my own."
Also, his connection to Hofmeister is troubling to say the least. I believe she is a wolf in sheep's clothing who has ties to very troubling and powerful progressive elites and donors. The progressive policies she promoted (whether directly or through her inaction) are still invading our schools like the mind-virus they are and entail dangerous Marxist ideologies which include family annihilation and complete loss of parental rights, radical gender ideology (irreversible medical experimentation on vulnerable young people, especially the neurodiverse), eradication of sex-based rights and safety for all students (allowing any student on a whim to use whatever bathroom they feel like on any given day regardless of reality or biology), and a hyper-fixation on sexuality with LGBTQ+ directives which promote celebration of “alternate” lifestyles and other sexual identity diversity (the ultimate outcome of which I believe will be the complete removal of or drastic reduction in age of consent laws). It is a hyper-sexualized focused agenda masquerading under the false banner of "love is love", when in fact these lies are rooted in Marxist ideology hellbent on the destruction of America and all it has stood for historically (the healthy nuclear family being central to America's success in the past, overall resilience, and satisfaction with life). Anyone who dare question what is going on is labeled a bigot or "phobe" to shut down any rational conversation or healthy debate. Just look into John Money, the freak sexologist and psychologist who coined the terms sexual orientation and gender identity, a monster who performed sickening sexual experiments on children. Meanwhile, test scores are plummeting and depression is at an all-time high because our youth are being programmed to believe that the only thing important in life is the color of their skin or their current sexuality and/or gender identity.
Espolt's connection to Hofmeister, combined with his verbiage and the allegations against him, makes me seriously concerned for the welfare of any teenage students under his care and leadership, past and present.
Thank you for reading and for your insightful comments. This outlet strives to include input and direct, unedited comments from all sides of any important subject matter. We leave it to our discerning readers to analyze all information and comments, just as you have in your enlightening summary. The manipulation of language is certainly something all should be on the lookout for within our schools. The longstanding tenants of healthy child development have been abandoned by many now leading public education, replaced with SEL and students are observably suffering. Ideological infiltration is undeniably connected to both politics and the rise in child sexual abuse cases. The legacy media focuses a great deal on national and federal policy, but it's local, state and district decisions that are truly affecting Oklahoma families. Consider running for your local school board. You'd be a game changer.