Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs: NXIVM hotspot?

I am writing this story for two reasons, and yes I know it will piss off a lot of people and some of them will be justified in their anger, but I feel it needs to be said. The Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs is a private, non-profit school based on the teachings of Rudolph Steiner and this is its story.

This is their last published annual report HERE

First; A women contacted me about her experience in The Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs. She said that she felt so pressed to take NXIVM classes, both from other parents and from school administrators that she pulled her daughter out and enrolled her in my old alma mater Catholic Central{Old St.Peter’s in my day}. She then asked if I knew anything about it, which I must say I didn’t.

Second; Coincidentally someone who is close to me and that I care deeply about asked me what I thought about the school because her granddaughter was thinking of going to their preschool.

Well I wasted no time digging around and what I found shocked me. A simple check of the WSSS Board of Directors: Heather Ward, Board President; Matt Beekman, Secretary; Rich Frank, Treasurer; Martin Cohen, Allen DiAlberto, Jeff DeWeese, Richard Fron, David Karp, Ed Mitzen, Ardie Pierce, Katherine Scharff and Jan Zemba, finds two very active and one ex member of NXIVM.
Jeff De Weese along with his wife Jenn are very active members and recruiters for NXIVM. Matt Beekman,Presidentof the board are even more involved and higher ranking. Then we have Ed Mitzen, former member dragged into it by his wife,who found out exactly what NXIVM was really like when he tried to leave. Set up and blackmailed, his story will be told another day. Yes folks these really are vile people. That brings us to his Ex-wife Deedee. Deedee was star struck by NXIVM, perhaps feeling overwhelmed by her husband, she rose through the NXIVM hierarchy, becoming a trainer and confidant of Crazy Nurse Nancy. She was actually with the crazy nurse when she forgot her million dollar laptop at Albany Airport.

In the November 9, 2003 edition of The Sunday Gazette she is quoted with these prophetic words.
Dee Dee Mitzen found the program{NXIVM} so vital that she became a trainer. She and her husband, Ed, who owns Palio Communications in Saratoga Springs, found the courses life-changing, she said. She discounts any talk that labels ESP as a cult, or something that separates people from their families.
"I am the example of none of that being true. My husband and I are happily married, we have three kids and we're both successful in our jobs," said Mitzen, who taught seventh and eighth grade, then was a stay-at-home mom.

She touts ESP as a "school of ethics and critical thinking," and says the program has helped her get the most out of her life. Most importantly, she said, she has stopped giving her children patronizing answers, and started asking questions that help them explore things for themselves.
"Say I'm at the playground with my son and he tells me Joey hit him. Instead of telling him, 'Joey didn't mean it,' Ill ask him, 'Why do you think Joey hit you,'" Mitzen said.


Before NXIVM was done with her, she had lost her husband, who was forced to defend himself against ridiculous NXIVM Black Ops allegations, her piece of mind and the respect of the community. So why am I bringing this up? DeeDee at least on the Waldorf School website is still listed as a high school teacher, although she is the only staff member not to have biographical information available. As far as I’m concerned, I want no child I care about near this woman. She may regret her involvement now, but she showed an incredible lack of judgment that almost cost her husband everything. So we have NXIVM tainted staff, along with ESPIAN’s in the administration, so what do I do? Go to the open house at the school of course.
Saturday was an open house at the school, so after notifying the local authorities of my intentions and with their tacit blessing, I went over in the last half hour to avoid a scene. So what did a find?
Two intelligent staff members that I found committed and dedicated and I really felt sorry for them in a strange way. Then after the 10 cent tour, I asked the magic question. How much NXIVM influence is in the school? Perhaps they were a naïve, due to their age or perhaps they thought I could shine a light on the predicament, but they answered me, at least I believe truthfully.
Yes they admitted there was a NXIVM problem at the school. They told me there were about eight hard-core NXIVM families that had been repeatedly told they cannot recruit at the school. I asked about the administration and they confirmed there were problems and complaints of favoritism, particularly in the allocating of limited scholarship money. Seems my blog has been hurting enrollment in NXIVM classes. Seems what the Crazy Nurse calls a numbers game just ain’t adding up like it used to.
Even Eshter Chiaponne; a member of the inner circle had to go hat in hand for scholarship money. What happened Esther, crazy nurse cut off your line of credit?
So in all good faith I cannot recommend the program for anyone. Not until at least the school is purged of the vipers that have so soiled its reputation. Dance with the devil and you will always pay.Don't say you weren't warned.