Three Blake Teachers Revealed to Be Spies

By Gabriel Shen · April 1, 2026

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The Trump administration has brought much chaos and uncertainty to our state, country, and world. Among this chaos comes the news that three Blake teachers are spies for the CIA. A March 28 Washington Post article revealed that Middle School teachers Mr. Jon Van Bergen and Ms. Heather Cracraft were recruited to be undercover agents in 2022, during the Biden Administration. Mr. Tyler Libert was also revealed to be a spy; he has worked for the CIA for five years and was deployed to The Blake School last year.

All three teachers declined to comment. An anonymous administrator said that, due to unforeseen circumstances, all three teachers will be leaving next year. The administrator did not mention any connection to the fact that their covers were blown.

The CIA first recruited Mr. VB and Ms. Cracraft as a way to keep watch of the school. Blake is notorious for producing politically powerful alumni, such as Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. Therefore, the government wanted to “vet” students before they go into high school.

The report mentioned that the three teachers have a list, ranking each student. This list is enclosed in a notebook, which also includes observations and notes about each student. The Washington Post article mentioned that the notebook was hidden in a secret vault, only accessible by activating the “emergency science win gas shutoff.” (That switch was never really a shutoff, and was created for this vault.) The notebook has likely been removed as of publication.