Accountability

Indicted But Still Not In Jail: Accused Child Sexual Predators’ Bond Hearing Set For Tuesday

Posted by jcpswatch on July 28, 2025
Posted in: Accountability, Pattern or Practice.

This fits a pattern of protection that the Stoner Twins have received for two decades. Isn’t it time these abuses stop? Join us in court Tuesday at 1 PM and outside the court room before and after the hearing to make sure the judge, the media, and the public know that concerned community members demand protection for our children, not predators.

Twin brothers Ronnie and Donnie Stoner, both former football coaches within Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS), are currently facing over 50 charges stemming from an 18-year history of alleged child sexual abuse. Their indictment, handed down by a Jefferson County grand jury, lists dozens of criminal counts involving sexual abuse, rape, and grooming of multiple children under their supervision, dating back as far as 2005 and as recently as 2023.

The media reports a staggering $500,000 bond each recommended for Ronnie and Donnie Stoner in the shocking child sexual abuse case that has rocked Jefferson County. While headlines highlight this high figure, bond amounts are ultimately set by the judge and can be negotiated — sometimes lowered, sometimes even higher — depending on arguments from prosecutors and defense, the evidence presented, and public safety concerns.

The crucial bond hearing scheduled for Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at 1 PM is the moment when the court decides whether the Stoner brothers remain under home incarceration, go to jail, or face other bond conditions. Given the gravity of the 50-plus charges against them and community outcry, advocates warn that letting them out on low bond or loose terms would be a serious miscarriage of justice.

That’s why your presence matters—showing up en masse sends a clear message demanding the judge prioritize victims’ safety over convenience. Public pressure can influence the court to impose strict bail or no bail at all, reflecting the severity of these crimes and the need to prevent further harm.

Don’t let the bond hearing be just another headline—instead, make your voice heard where it counts. Be there on Tuesday.

READ MORE ABOUT WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT OTHERS ARE NOT REPORTING HERE:
Stoners Case: A Deeper Look

Her UNBREAKABLE Promise

Posted by jcpswatch on July 6, 2025
Posted in: Accountability, Admin, Pattern or Practice, Racial Equity, Teachable Moment.

🚨 They didn’t protect the children.
They retaliated against the woman who did.

After 10 years of exposing corruption in JCPS, we’re still uncovering shocking truths.

🎥 Watch what they don’t want you to see.
🧨 One final hearing. One lit fuse.
📅 July 25 is coming.
🔗 https://dearjcps.com/her-unbreakable-promise

#DearJCPS #EPSBHearing #EducationJustice #WhistleblowerRetaliation #KYed

Run for THEIR Lives!

Posted by jcpswatch on May 26, 2024
Posted in: Accountability, District Boundaries, EARN the People's Vote, Pattern or Practice, Privatization of Public Education, Racial Equity, Student Assignment, Teacher Shortage.

Get ready for the blowback when they find out we’re having a candidate interest meeting on Wednesday afternoon. Exact time and location will be sent via email to those who complete our contact form. In the mean time, please read some insider tips on how to file for one of the four open JCPS seats, as well as one in Anchorage, and enjoy a little tea on me. If you want more of that delicious, righteous-tasting tea, look for another related story at the end of this one. We need people who  Not only will those who step up to run for JCPS School Board be running for our kids’ futures, they’ll be running for their lives. All of our lives. This situation is dire. June 4 is the deadline to file for school board or as an independent. Please contact us if you wish to know more. You can’t win if you don’t enter. What do you have to lose?

Run for JCPS School Board

Sorry for the duplication of the first few blocks in the page. There’s an error with the editor and I will have to look into it next week. If it sounds familiar, skim on down until you get to the map. Please consider throwing your hat into the ring. For the kids.

We Are Buying Bitcoin

Posted by jcpswatch on May 8, 2024
Posted in: Accountability.

And we want to encourage others to, as well. More information about our reasoning and strategy is available to our subscribers. Email moderator@dearjcps.com if you would like to know more.

Once you are ready to get started, we recommend using a direct ledger like Ledger Live to protect your assets. You can get started below. As an affiliate, Dear JCPS will receive a small referral fee at no extra cost to you. The Ledger Nano S Plus is completely sufficient, but Ledger Nano X is also great, if you have a little extra to spend for some added flexibility.

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As soon as we have a dozen or more folks ready to get started, we will start having regular training and Q&A sessions to share what we have learned, helping bring serious folx up to speed, shortening learning curves and avoiding common mistakes. There is risk associated with cryptocurrency and only funds that you can afford to lose should be put in speculative investments. However, it is our opinion that the upside potential between now and November’s elections is worth taking some risk with the funds we accumulate in the event that it allows us to participate in the democratic process more competitively. Our goal is to make it possible for others to donate to our efforts using crypto assets, as well.

Below is a good overview of some of the things to avoid. We will cover this in more detail in our trainings.

Did Disgraced ex-LMPD Cop Violate JCPS Graduate’s Civil Rights?

Posted by jcpswatch on October 30, 2023
Posted in: Accountability, Pattern or Practice, Police Free Schools.

That’s what a jury will determine at the end of what is expected to be a two week trial in Federal Court as jury selection for ex-LMPD officer Brett Hankison’s trial begins today. Hankison was one of four LMPD officers whose actions were condemned by the DOJ in a scathing report after they murdered JCPS Graduate, Breonna Taylor, in a botched “no-knock” raid in 2020. Here’s what we’ve been able to find out so far. This story will be updated.

Ex-LMPD Cop Goes on Trial

STILL No Appetite for Tax Increase on Ballot

Posted by jcpswatch on June 21, 2023
Posted in: Accountability, EARN the People's Vote.

UPDATE: The Board voted 6-1 on a second motion that capped the increase at the allowable 4%, which means there will be no petition and no measure on the 2023 ballot. We won … for now.

Below is the email I sent to the board prior to Tuesday night’s meeting.

Dear JCPS Board Members, Superintendent Pollio and Members of the Media:

I hope this message finds you well and in time for consideration before tonight’s vote.

I am not sure why there seems to have been so much secrecy behind tonight’s rushed public forum and vote on Dr. Pollio’s proposed tax rate increase over the allowable 4%. From where I sit, it doesn’t bode well for transparency and good stewardship of tax dollars.

I wish I had more time to gather my thoughts and double-check my facts, but alas, the meeting starts in less than half an hour, so I must hit send soon if I hope to have any opportunity to prevent our district from making what I foresee to be a grave mistake. Hopefully you are already as concerned about this stealth-like move as I am, but just in case you’re not, I write to ask you to please vote NO on any tax increase over 4% for fiscal period 2023-2024 and provide you with some rationale in the hopes it will change your mind.

In my work as a community leader and organizer with several grassroots organizations in Jefferson County and across Kentucky, you may recall I reached out to warn you that there was no appetite for a tax increase in 2020. The email, dated Sept. 1, 2020, read, in part:

“For nearly six months, Coalition leaders have been trying to warn JCPS decision-makers of the increasing number of grassroots organizations that feel Louisville’s Black and West End voters have zero appetite for a tax increase at this time. We fear district efforts to further advance this agenda without demonstrating a good-faith effort to earn the vote of Black voters and their allies, is likely to backfire, resulting in a failure of this ballot measure.”

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The Media Seems To Have Missed This …

Posted by jcpswatch on June 16, 2023
Posted in: Accountability, EARN the People's Vote.

The JCPS Board of Education, today, announced a “Tax Rate Hearing” for this coming Tuesday at 5:30 PM “for the purpose of hearing public comments regarding a proposed 2023-24 General Fund tax levy of at most 80.0 cents on real property and at most 80.0 cents on personal property.”

At a “Special Meeting” scheduled at 6:00 PM, Superintendent Marty Pollio will recommend the Board of Education approve the proposed tax rate, opening the door for another heated and controversial debate prior to the November election.

Read more here ===>>>

Centerstone Coverups

Posted by jcpswatch on June 22, 2022
Posted in: Accountability, Pattern or Practice.

Nov. 1, 2018, whistleblower files a complaint with the office of civil rights.

Four days later, Centerstone announces a new CEO.

Rumor has it that Dr. Pollio and the former CEO were golfing buddies, and that “you don’t mess with them.”

https://centerstone.org/wp-content/uploads/New-Kentucky-CEO_Press-Release_FINAL_Nov.-5.pdf

 

NOW PLAYING: That time JCPS leaders cooperated to vote an ally to Black people off the district-wide Executive PTA Board.

Posted by jcpswatch on May 27, 2021
Posted in: Accountability, Privatization of Public Education, Racial Equity.

#PatternOrPracticeJCPS Series

Now playing on Soundcloud, this week’s episode of Save Our Schools With Dear JCPS is part of our new “Pattern or Practice” Series. This series features historical records from the Audio Archives tab. These podcasts attempt to tell the true stories of what really happened behind the scenes in JCPS as we continue the work to dismantle structural racism in the district.
 
My name is Gay Adelmann. I am the co-founder and president of Dear JCPS. In March of 2017, JCPS leaders conspired to vote me off the 15th District PTA board after I advocated for Maupin Elementary students and families. Don’t take my word for it, listen to excerpts from two of those meetings on this week’s program. The longer versions of these conversations and more can also be found there, with more being added regularly.
 
WHY IT MATTERS? These types of patterns and practices continue to harm West Louisville families and schools to this day. Sign our petition here.
 
Listen to the program below: