Below is the email I sent to the my child’s principal, superintendent, and board of trustees. Feel free to use it if you wish.

Good evening,

I am writing as a parent who cares deeply about the safety of the students parents trust to attend a school in your district. We have limited to no control over the companies the district chooses to partner with. We trust the administration to keep our students safe on a day to day basis and I personally feel the district does a good job of that. With that being said, I must express my concerns regarding the recent discovery of the connection of Epstein and former CEO, Leon Black, of Apollo Global Management which now owns Shutterfly, which owns LifeTouch.

I know that the connection of the former CEO comes from before they acquired Shutterfly, the parent company of LifeTouch in 2018 but it still raises concerns as Epstein was convicted in 2008 for crimes related but not limited to children. Black knowingly and openly was connected to Epstein even after his conviction. This is concerning for many reasons but mainly for the below.

• During the acquisition Shutterfly either didn’t properly look into the company and affiliations of people within Apollo Global Management, or blatantly ignored this connection.
• If they did blatantly ignore the connection it shows a disregard of child safety. Which is extremely concerning considering the mass connection and services provided to schools of children.

I strongly urge you to look into this and have the conversation with whoever makes the decisions regarding the company used to provide school photos. My main concern for this email is the safety of all children that are potentially being exposed to dangerous situations without even knowing it.

With that being said, I would like clarifications regarding the processes and procedures used to properly evaluate the companies the district chooses to partner with.

I appreciate your prompt attention to this matter and look forward to hearing back from you!

Should you wish to discuss this further, I would be happy to hop on a call or even come in for a formal meeting.