OXFORD, Mich. – Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald released internal agreements between her office and Nick Ejack, the former Oxford High School Dean of Students, and Shawn Hopkins, an Oxford High School counselor.
Proffer letters are not immunity agreements, but they make clear that Ejack and Hopkins, in return for being truthful and cooperating, would be considered if they were charged. Not special treatment but consideration that they had cooperated.
Both men testified in the trials of the Oxford High School shooter’s parents. The letters are dated Jan. 5, 2022 and they have been met with disgust in Oxford.
Parents let the school board know Thursday (March 21) night.
“On Jan. 5, 2022, just 36 days from the tragedy, Ejack and Hopkins were signing proffer letters, and while it didn’t officially promise anything, the action speaks volumes,” said parent Danielle Krozek.
It also speaks to the ongoing frustration parents of the children murdered that day feel toward the district.
After the James Crumbley verdict, the parents of Tate Myre, Madisyn Baldwin, Hana St. Juliana, and Justin Shilling clearly didn’t believe the district had been truthful about what happened that day.
All those families are trying to get the courts to set aside the governmental immunity from prosecution the district has, but they want more, including a state-level task force, to come in and investigate.
They’ve also repeatedly asked for the two remaining school board members from the time of the shooting to resign. While their civil suits remain in limbo, the school board has opted to sue its insurance carrier to try to force it to pay out claims to these families.
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