Behind Closed Doors: The Deposition of Former Sequim Board Director Jim Stoffer
In our ongoing commitment to government transparency, The Olympic Herald is releasing the complete, sworn deposition of former Sequim School Board Director Jim Stoffer.
As we detailed in our previous investigative report on the Sequim School District’s decades-long cover-up, the truth is frequently buried beneath bureaucratic deflection and taxpayer-funded legal settlements. We believe the community deserves to see the raw facts without an administrative filter.
This deposition was taken under oath on October 18, 2022, as part of the federal civil rights lawsuit filed by former student support specialist Hanna McAndie against the Sequim School District and former Superintendent Robert Clark.
It offers a first-hand look into the inner workings of the district’s leadership and the entrenched “Six Pack” administrative faction.
You will read Stoffer’s own admissions regarding clandestine executive board meetings held in a local veterinary clinic, the intense monitoring of staff social media accounts, and the administration’s failure to act on mandatory reporting requirements regarding sexual harassment claims.
To protect basic privacy, we have only redacted Mr. Stoffer’s personal home address and cell phone number from the transcript.
Every other word, objection, and admission remains exactly as it was recorded by the federal court reporter. We are giving you the primary source documents so you can read the testimony yourself and decide exactly who the Sequim School District was truly serving.
You can download the deposition using the button below or view it here.
This is the level of transparency we need! Thank you!