Indianapolis school leader suspended over sexually explicit email

The leader of one of Indiana’s largest charter schools was suspended for two weeks without pay in May and required to participate in training after the school board learned of a personal email he sent two years ago. Victory College Prep Executive Director Ryan Gall sent the email in August 2022 to people attending a camping trip — including several school staff members. In the email, which includes trip logistics, Gall rates the people camping based on their willingness to drink and party and he writes pages of sexually explicit comments that appear intended as jokes. For example, Gall describes the campground as the only place “where exposing yourself to minors is not only allowed, it’s encouraged….” And he mentions that he went camping a decade ago, and those who attended are “still telling ghost stories about co-workers oral prowess on our collective genitals….” Gall sent the email after school hours from a personal account. In the text of the email itself, Gall described it as “for personal entertainment purposes,” and he warned readers not to discuss it during work hours. But Gall mentions more than 10 people in the 2022 email biographies who were Victory College Prep employees that...