Well, this isn't a 'layoff' per se, but it's interesting...
HLA's headmaster, Charles Cates, has reportedly had his hours cut back to two days per week, as a cost-saving measure.
What kind of school has a headmaster (roughly analagous to the principal of a public school) that only works two days per week? How is he handling day-to-day operations in a complex facility like HLA when he's only working two days? Doesn't make much sense to me.
Additionally, I hear that almost every single HLA employee is job hunting and there are rumors among the staff that HLA will close before the summer.
Apparently, the last hope hangs on the judge's not certifying the class for the lawsuit (effectively making it several individual suits).
However, the recent ruling by ORS would seem to preempt this hope, as it basically states that HLA is and was an RTC from the beginning, but that HLA systematically misrepresented itself and its services to ORS in order to avoid regulations.
This fact seems to corroborate the notion that HLA has willfully and intentionally misrepresented itself to consumers en masse, therefore meeting the requirements for the certification of the class.
This, I believe, is the final coffin nail. HLA will not be around long enough even to apply for licensure.
