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Lawsuits and complaints against Hyde School?
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2006-04-10 08:11:00, Anonymous wrote:
"I would love to hear the outcome of this as our son falls into the very group you are talking about, and has just been asked to leave the school. They gave up on him awfully quickly despite the fact that he does not lie, cheat, steal, engage in sexual activity, or use drugs, alcohol, or tobacco - as most of the students there do - and was doing well academically. The school knew before admitting him that he had a temper control problem, and I'm sure I was quite specific as to the nature of his verbal outburts. To my knowledge, he has had 3 such episodes since November - really very few considering how difficult it is to be new to the Hyde "process" and in my mind, reflected progress! I had also seen progress in other areas with him and had come around to embrace and trust the school's philosophy - despite the odd scene I witnessed with Joe Gauld being rude and condescending to parents who dared question him during an FLC weekend.
Now we are out $35,000, not to mention all the time and money spent going to and fro to school and regional meetings, and looking at our son's sophomore year going down the drain. How ironic that the small Catholic high school he WAS attending seemed so much more compassionate and equipped and willinig to work with him! Sad ....."
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There are many other situations like your where Hyde accepted a kid and it didn't work out. In some of these cases Hyde never should have accepted the kid because they didn't have the right kind of program that the kid needed. In some cases Joe Gauld or someone else basically told the parents to take a hike because they questioned some of Hyde's abusive tactics. You may want to talk to a lawyer about going after Hyde if you think Hyde didn't live up to its end of the bargain. My impression is that a number of parents have filed suit against Hyde, or at least threatened to file suit, and Hyde has offered some kind of monetary settlement to make the case go away.
Anonymous:
I find it ironic that a school founded by Joe Gauld, a man who has a legendary temper problem, asks kids to leave because of their own temper control problems.
Joe's behavior on the tennis court where he throws down his racket and bites the tennis ball is common knowledge. One could say he didn't hurt anyone else by that behavior, but his angry outbursts have been directed at parents, faculty and students as well. I wonder how the angry behavior of the student who was asked to leave recently differed from the manifestations of Joe's rages?
Anonymous:
He was asked to leave immediately, though just that morning, another administrator had said he could stay, as long as it didn't happen again. So now we are trying to figure out if Hyde will coordinate with a tutor or another school here so that he can get his academic credits.
Yes, my child's outburts are scary ..... but I'm certain I was upfront with the administration about this during the admissions process, and I have copies of all the medical paperwork I turned in, clearly stating the type of medication he takes, as well as his diagnosis. Why is it that students who engage in sexual behavior on campus, and bring drugs into the dorms are allowed to continue? Doesn't their behavior also make it unsafe for other students?
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2006-04-10 15:55:00, Anonymous wrote:
"He was asked to leave immediately, though just that morning, another administrator had said he could stay, as long as it didn't happen again. So now we are trying to figure out if Hyde will coordinate with a tutor or another school here so that he can get his academic credits.
Yes, my child's outburts are scary ..... but I'm certain I was upfront with the administration about this during the admissions process, and I have copies of all the medical paperwork I turned in, clearly stating the type of medication he takes, as well as his diagnosis. Why is it that students who engage in sexual behavior on campus, and bring drugs into the dorms are allowed to continue? Doesn't their behavior also make it unsafe for other students?"
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Are you saying Hyde was aware of your child's mental health and medication needs when they accepted him? He sounds like someone who could have used some professional counseling that's part of the boarding school; perhaps this would have helped him benefit from the character education approach. I know alot of Hyde students who have similar challenges. They end up washing out of Hyde because the school simply doesn't understand how to respond to their mental health needs. It's part of Hyde's sad tragedy. I don't understand why Hyde accepts so many kids with these kinds of mental health challenges when they don't have the staff or will to help them. Isn't that unethical?
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2006-04-10 15:35:00, Anonymous wrote:
"I find it ironic that a school founded by Joe Gauld, a man who has a legendary temper problem, asks kids to leave because of their own temper control problems.
Joe's behavior on the tennis court where he throws down his racket and bites the tennis ball is common knowledge. One could say he didn't hurt anyone else by that behavior, but his angry outbursts have been directed at parents, faculty and students as well. I wonder how the angry behavior of the student who was asked to leave recently differed from the manifestations of Joe's rages? "
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Anyone who has spent any significant amount of time around Mr. Gauld knows that he is a very complicated man. He may have some insight into adolescents, but whatever insight he has is overshadowed by his notorious hypocrisy. Gauld is the kind of person who preaches Hyde's virtues one minute and then turns around and behaves in ways that are completely opposite the next minute. Either he's unaware of his own hypocrisy or is so arrogant that he doesn't care. Neither option is flattering and completely discredits Hyde School.
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