It is quite amazing to us that Vashon Island School District Superintendant Michael Soltman is “disappointed” that he and the Vashon school district are being sued for sexual harassment and bullying that he and his staff have been aware of since at least 2013. In the following years, there has been no response to the serious concerns that the parents had about their students. Even a complaint recently filed with an attorney to the school district made no difference.

When the policies of the district are not followed and complaints are ignored, with the result that students are continually intimidated, sexually harassed and threatened with bodily harm, the parents of these students had no alternative but to file suit. And the filing was not done lightly. Years of effort were attempted to abate the endemic culture that has resulted in this suit. We are not disappointed, we are furious.

— SC and DG Wright