The commissioners did not reply to yesterday's email asking if they would be interested in working on potential gaps that allow out-of-state sex offenders to reside in Clallam County without registering.
Here is today's email sent to the commissioners:
Dear Commissioners,
You previously issued a letter of support for the Sequim School District bond and levy measures—measures that passed and will commit local taxpayers to a substantial long-term obligation. When interest is factored in—reportedly on the order of $100 million beyond the principal—the total cost approaches a quarter of a billion dollars over the life of the bond.
Given that level of public investment, would you consider issuing a similar letter of support on behalf of citizens who are raising concerns about transparency, accountability, and whether student interests are being fully prioritized?
Many in the community point to declining enrollment, disappointing academic outcomes, and a pattern of handling serious issues internally rather than through independent investigation. With taxpayers committed at this scale, there is a growing expectation for openness and trust in return.
Would you be willing to publicly support those calling for greater transparency and independent review where appropriate?
It made me sick to my stomach when I read this article yesterday! The children are our most vulnerable and the board and teachers must make sure they’re safe at all times!
I had a couple of friends that had children in the school system here and they didn’t like the curriculum that was being crammed down their throats and being basically brainwashed. They pulled them out and Home schooled them and I think it was the best decision they ever made!
The school district and board need to be held accountable and I believe removed from their jobs and get people in there that are honest and would stand up and protect these precious children.
When I look back on the last few school board elections the sense I have is that we're in a candidate desert. The pickings were slim. When an uninformed voter looks at a voters guide they typically see one highly educated person running against someone with what appears to be little education. So the toss up is highly educated vs essentially none.
What the voters, IMO, don't see well, is that it doesn't take all those acronyms behind a candidates name to make a good leader.
I'm ready to vote in anyone new just to mix it up because continuing isn't working.
When I read this I too got sick. Not a good feeling before my coffee. This school district is out of control with actions and our money. Another watch for our money is happening right before our eyes. The school levy is being spent on a Native American Consulting construction firm out of Federal Way. They will pick the GC from Seattle or Tacoma and pick their buddies over there to come here and take our $150m. I received in the mail the other day from the district a news letter and it included an article about how they wanted local bidding on the new money being spent. BS they are covering their ass to what lies ahead. I wonder how these stewards of our money sleep at night.
Exactly what I thought when I received the letter as well based on the numerous examples you have cited. It touches on multiple aspects of what's wrong here.
It's just wrong. It's a system that works around the rules to pay someone else for unknown reasons that I can hypothesize, but let's leave it at that it's wrong.
I remember speaking with Mr. Verstagen, remember him Jeff? I don't know if he was still the principal at SHS in the mid-90's when you may have been there but in the late-ish 80's he was.
I was having a conversation with him at the parking lot at SHS wherein I mentioned the drug problem and he said "we don't have a drug problem". Well then how the hell did I know about it?
Anyway, nothing to do with Sequim nowadays other than the irritation I get from pushy entitled old farts at Sunny Farms as they nearly mow me over with their shopping carts. Sometimes I go there just to feel younger. Funny how perspectives change when my memories cooked up in that town began in my mid-twenties and ended just before forty.
My biggest regret, looking back at when I had my oldest daughter plugged into public school there is that I was forced by circumstances to put her into that school system in the first place. But homeschooling was not really on my radar in those days, not even a concept, and my ex-wife would not have been a prime candidate for implementation of this to begin with. Alas.
But the difference in life and it's accompanying paradigms along the way between daughter #1 and daughter #2 is vast and deep. Daughter #1 was appalled, shocked, concerned or whatever that we put daughter #2 into homeschooling. Actually, she was not put anywhere, she stayed right where she was. Oh, but...what about that piece of paper? Did it. But with another end result piece of paper worth just as much as any public school's final sheet.
I guess looking at the fact that now my grand-kids (children of daughter #2) are being home schooled by Mom of daughter 2 as well, of course, by daughter #2. As daughter #1 has her two latch key boys in public school on Whidby Island. They were afraid to go in public during "Covid".
It obviously relies greatly on spousal support, (being involved) which means having the right spouse, in order to do such a thing as home school but it was all worth it EVEN without as much of a 2nd income over the years. I have way more confidence in my grand-kids confidence and bigger picture knowledge getting them through the shit-storm that's coming than I do with my older grand-kids who were plugged into the Seattle School District and currently on Whidby Island.
I would no sooner have a thing to do with a public school any more than I would connecting to a white smocked stethoscope priest of that system. Corruption is everythere.
Not directly related to today’s subject, but I came across this article indicating that the problems in Clallam County mirror those across the state.
“ Think how many agencies, social workers, cleaners, executives making huge salaries, and other support staff could be re-deployed or let go, saving taxpayers much money! Unfortunately, the livelihoods of all the “helpers” are more important than the citizens affected by all the crime, filth, and degradation they see every day.”
So disturbing and a great reason to homeschool no matter the cost. Public schools have gone away from teaching and more into social programming. Our state has lost it's way through horrible leadership and we must get them all out!
They just need to follow Jake's lead and represent the people!
Reading this morning that the school district is facing a 1.8 million dollar shortfall due to declining enrollment and expenses (the expense she mentions is the price of diesel). I believe it will continue to decline. Talking to a neighbor this week, they are moving primarily to get their kids out of the school district here and heading to Florida. Another couple a few months ago stating they are pulling their kids and headed to South Carolina. Both are long time residents and said they don't like what they see happening in the community, the drugs, the lack of anything being done about it. One Dad said he had enough when he was downtown with his young son and some adult yelled at them calling him a facist. And what is being done about the house near the middle school that deals dope. So much wrong, and the icing on the cake, Stoffer being elected to the charter review, you seriously can't make this stuff up. SMDH.
The commissioners did not reply to yesterday's email asking if they would be interested in working on potential gaps that allow out-of-state sex offenders to reside in Clallam County without registering.
Here is today's email sent to the commissioners:
Dear Commissioners,
You previously issued a letter of support for the Sequim School District bond and levy measures—measures that passed and will commit local taxpayers to a substantial long-term obligation. When interest is factored in—reportedly on the order of $100 million beyond the principal—the total cost approaches a quarter of a billion dollars over the life of the bond.
Given that level of public investment, would you consider issuing a similar letter of support on behalf of citizens who are raising concerns about transparency, accountability, and whether student interests are being fully prioritized?
Many in the community point to declining enrollment, disappointing academic outcomes, and a pattern of handling serious issues internally rather than through independent investigation. With taxpayers committed at this scale, there is a growing expectation for openness and trust in return.
Would you be willing to publicly support those calling for greater transparency and independent review where appropriate?
Oh for “fk’s” sake Jeff!!!
🤬😧
One question:
how. ?
how, did Jim Stoffer get elected to the “Clallam County Charter Review Commission” ???
Based on his “Character” & “Lack of integrity” & “Lack of Trust”??
Aren’t those a few requirements for local government? (ha ha, i laugh)
Or ANY Employer?
incredible article…. you had me at “hello” on this one…
Come on momma bears… wake up!!💥
Inappropriate behavior & mind bending indoctrination.
Get Jim Stoffer and his wife, Patrice as far a way from my kids as can be.
There is no *place for them in Education, or at the County level.
I will be at the next school board meeting.
btw…
can’t seem to get my “volunteer” paperwork accepted by the SSD volunteer dept.
Last year i volunteered..
however this year, there seem to be a hold up.
hmm… ?
It made me sick to my stomach when I read this article yesterday! The children are our most vulnerable and the board and teachers must make sure they’re safe at all times!
I had a couple of friends that had children in the school system here and they didn’t like the curriculum that was being crammed down their throats and being basically brainwashed. They pulled them out and Home schooled them and I think it was the best decision they ever made!
The school district and board need to be held accountable and I believe removed from their jobs and get people in there that are honest and would stand up and protect these precious children.
When I look back on the last few school board elections the sense I have is that we're in a candidate desert. The pickings were slim. When an uninformed voter looks at a voters guide they typically see one highly educated person running against someone with what appears to be little education. So the toss up is highly educated vs essentially none.
What the voters, IMO, don't see well, is that it doesn't take all those acronyms behind a candidates name to make a good leader.
I'm ready to vote in anyone new just to mix it up because continuing isn't working.
When I read this I too got sick. Not a good feeling before my coffee. This school district is out of control with actions and our money. Another watch for our money is happening right before our eyes. The school levy is being spent on a Native American Consulting construction firm out of Federal Way. They will pick the GC from Seattle or Tacoma and pick their buddies over there to come here and take our $150m. I received in the mail the other day from the district a news letter and it included an article about how they wanted local bidding on the new money being spent. BS they are covering their ass to what lies ahead. I wonder how these stewards of our money sleep at night.
Exactly what I thought when I received the letter as well based on the numerous examples you have cited. It touches on multiple aspects of what's wrong here.
Not one local EC has been involved in the new Sequim school as of today.
It's just wrong. It's a system that works around the rules to pay someone else for unknown reasons that I can hypothesize, but let's leave it at that it's wrong.
I remember speaking with Mr. Verstagen, remember him Jeff? I don't know if he was still the principal at SHS in the mid-90's when you may have been there but in the late-ish 80's he was.
I was having a conversation with him at the parking lot at SHS wherein I mentioned the drug problem and he said "we don't have a drug problem". Well then how the hell did I know about it?
Anyway, nothing to do with Sequim nowadays other than the irritation I get from pushy entitled old farts at Sunny Farms as they nearly mow me over with their shopping carts. Sometimes I go there just to feel younger. Funny how perspectives change when my memories cooked up in that town began in my mid-twenties and ended just before forty.
My biggest regret, looking back at when I had my oldest daughter plugged into public school there is that I was forced by circumstances to put her into that school system in the first place. But homeschooling was not really on my radar in those days, not even a concept, and my ex-wife would not have been a prime candidate for implementation of this to begin with. Alas.
But the difference in life and it's accompanying paradigms along the way between daughter #1 and daughter #2 is vast and deep. Daughter #1 was appalled, shocked, concerned or whatever that we put daughter #2 into homeschooling. Actually, she was not put anywhere, she stayed right where she was. Oh, but...what about that piece of paper? Did it. But with another end result piece of paper worth just as much as any public school's final sheet.
I guess looking at the fact that now my grand-kids (children of daughter #2) are being home schooled by Mom of daughter 2 as well, of course, by daughter #2. As daughter #1 has her two latch key boys in public school on Whidby Island. They were afraid to go in public during "Covid".
It obviously relies greatly on spousal support, (being involved) which means having the right spouse, in order to do such a thing as home school but it was all worth it EVEN without as much of a 2nd income over the years. I have way more confidence in my grand-kids confidence and bigger picture knowledge getting them through the shit-storm that's coming than I do with my older grand-kids who were plugged into the Seattle School District and currently on Whidby Island.
I would no sooner have a thing to do with a public school any more than I would connecting to a white smocked stethoscope priest of that system. Corruption is everythere.
Not directly related to today’s subject, but I came across this article indicating that the problems in Clallam County mirror those across the state.
“ Think how many agencies, social workers, cleaners, executives making huge salaries, and other support staff could be re-deployed or let go, saving taxpayers much money! Unfortunately, the livelihoods of all the “helpers” are more important than the citizens affected by all the crime, filth, and degradation they see every day.”
https://rushbabe49.com/2026/04/23/i-wish-i-didnt-have-to-keep-writing-these-posts-on-washington-state-but-the-depressing-news-just-keeps-coming/
Wow, Good morning Jeff and Doggers,
So disturbing and a great reason to homeschool no matter the cost. Public schools have gone away from teaching and more into social programming. Our state has lost it's way through horrible leadership and we must get them all out!
They just need to follow Jake's lead and represent the people!
Not hard!
Regardless, I wish you all s great sunny day
Reading this morning that the school district is facing a 1.8 million dollar shortfall due to declining enrollment and expenses (the expense she mentions is the price of diesel). I believe it will continue to decline. Talking to a neighbor this week, they are moving primarily to get their kids out of the school district here and heading to Florida. Another couple a few months ago stating they are pulling their kids and headed to South Carolina. Both are long time residents and said they don't like what they see happening in the community, the drugs, the lack of anything being done about it. One Dad said he had enough when he was downtown with his young son and some adult yelled at them calling him a facist. And what is being done about the house near the middle school that deals dope. So much wrong, and the icing on the cake, Stoffer being elected to the charter review, you seriously can't make this stuff up. SMDH.