Families plan lawsuit after ex-school staffer charged

Two families with students in Stillwater schools are planning to sue the school district, after a former employee allegedly took pictures of kids and used artificial intelligence technology to create child sexual abuse material.

The families say they want more information about the district’s policies on personal cell phone use by staff members, and how the alleged criminal activity was able to happen.

William Haslach worked for Stillwater Area Public Schools as a paraprofessional and summer programs assistant between 2021 and 2024. He faces federal criminal charges in the case.

When those charges were filed earlier this year, the U.S. Attorney’s Office alleged that Haslach “used his access to children to take non-explicit photos of children in his care. Haslach then used those images t